Silanka Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Silanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 128 | 1:360,780 | 21,015 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Silanka Demographics
Silanka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Silanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Silanka (Bengali: সিলঙ্কা, Oriya: ସିଲ) is found most in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Silanka.
How Common Is The Last Name Silanka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,527,735th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name Silanka is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Silanka live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 360,780. In Kenya Silanka is most numerous in: Kajiado County, where 96 percent are found, Machakos County, where 3 percent are found and Kwale County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Silanka occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent are found and Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.
Silanka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Silanka surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shilanka | 93 | 31 | / |
| Silangka | 93 | 11 | / |
| Sielanka | 93 | 2 | / |
| Sailangka | 88 | 30 | / |
| Silangkap | 88 | 10 | / |
| Silangkai | 88 | 1 | / |
| Silanki | 86 | 45 | / |
| Silanke | 86 | 18 | / |
| Selanka | 86 | 7 | / |
| Gilanka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sielanko | 80 | 51 | / |
| Seelanka | 80 | 18 | / |
| Sailanki | 80 | 10 | / |
| Shilanki | 80 | 8 | / |
| Selangka | 80 | 6 | / |
| Soilanki | 80 | 5 | / |
| Silankei | 80 | 4 | / |
| Silyanko | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zielanka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sielonka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selyanka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Silankot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shelanka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jailanka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jailangka | 75 | 100 | / |
| Saailanki | 75 | 44 | / |
| Chailanka | 75 | 8 | / |
| Schilonka | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chilangka | 75 | 2 | / |
| Seelangka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Silance | 71 | 186 | / |
| Selonka | 71 | 131 | / |
| Zilonka | 71 | 56 | / |
| Zelanka | 71 | 54 | / |
| Selanki | 71 | 52 | / |
| Selanke | 71 | 14 | / |
| Silachenko | 71 | 5 | / |
| Zylanka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silachinko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zielonka | 67 | 11,737 | / |
| Shelanke | 67 | 791 | / |
| Selianko | 67 | 280 | / |
| Selyanko | 67 | 110 | / |
| Silonkoi | 67 | 100 | / |
| Seelanki | 67 | 61 | / |
| Sealanki | 67 | 26 | / |
| Shelanki | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zielanko | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chilanki | 67 | 6 | / |
| Siliance | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sehlanko | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zelianka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeslonka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silhenko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gielonka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scelonka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selankhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selanker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chailangkha | 67 | 1 | / |
Silanka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silanka in the Bengali language | ||
| সিলঙ্কা | silanka | - |
| Silanka in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିଲ | sila | - |
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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 Silanka
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