Silanke Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Silanke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silanke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
India51:153,413,076951,030

Silanke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silanke (Marathi: सोळंके) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silanke? popularity and diffusion

Silanke is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Silanke live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya Silanke is most numerous in: Laikipia County, where 31 percent reside, Makueni County, where 31 percent reside and Narok County, where 31 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Silanke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silanke in the Marathi language
सोळंकेsolanke-

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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
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  • 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 Silanke
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