Silanga Surname
Approximately 2,860 people bear this surname
Silanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,509 | 1:35,084 | 4,091 |
| Philippines | 582 | 1:173,949 | 28,177 |
| Malawi | 392 | 1:43,671 | 6,239 |
| Zambia | 296 | 1:53,547 | 4,989 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Silanga (150) may also be a first name.
Silanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Silanga (Oriya: ସିଲ) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Silanga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silanga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 153,670th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,548,093 people. Silanga occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Silanga reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Silanga is also the 752,187th most common first name internationally, borne by 150 people.
It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,509 people, or 1 in 35,084. In Tanzania Silanga is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 51 percent live, Arusha Region, where 21 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 20 percent live and Malawi, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Silanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silanga in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିଲ | sila | 40 |
| ଶିଲା | sila | 20 |
| ଶିଲ | sila | 20 |
| ଶୀଲ | sila | 20 |
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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 Silanga
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