Silanda Surname

187,334th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Silanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,2931:40,9454,682
South Africa4941:109,67113,198
Zambia3491:45,4154,381
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Silanda (110) may also be a first name.

Silanda Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Silanda Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Silanda is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Silanda.

How Common Is The Last Name Silanda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 187,334th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,227,434 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Silanda reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Silanda is also the 895,203rd most prevalent first name globally, held by 110 people.

Silanda is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,293 people, or 1 in 40,945. In Tanzania Silanda is most common in: Rukwa Region, where 42 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 20 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 14 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 22 percent reside and Zambia, where 15 percent reside.

Silanda Last Name Statistics demography

Silanda earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.38% less than the national average, earning R 115,536 per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Silanda
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