Silany Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Silany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Silany (64) may also be a first name.

Silany Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silany (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻼﻧﻲ) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silany? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Silany occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Silany reside; 73 percent reside in South Asia and 73 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Silany is also the 1,223,525th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 64 people.

The last name Silany is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 5,118,835. In Iran Silany is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 14 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 5 percent are found.

Silany Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Silany has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Silany last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silaniy9227/
Silanyo925/
Silanay922/
Silanyi922/
Silanyy921/
Silhany921/
Seilany921/
Shilany921/
Silanny921/
Silanoy921/
Sislany921/
Suilany921/
Silangey864/
Sailaney861/
Sailanny861/
Shileany861/
Zilany831,085/
Silani83588/
Silane83263/
Silana83192/
Silony839/
Schislany801/
Sailani771,717/
Seilane77720/
Sailana77403/
Silanes77339/
Silanoi77280/
Shilani77209/
Zailany77177/
Shilane77149/
Silanna77147/
Selaniy77101/
Silanet7761/
Silange7737/
Siliane7735/
Siliana7728/
Shilony7726/
Silangi7722/
Silanne7720/
Sihlani7719/
Silaine7716/
Shilana7715/
Sielane7711/
Silanee7710/
Sailane779/
Silhány779/
Szilani778/
Sislane777/
Silhana776/
Silyana775/
Suilana774/
Silaini774/
Silanai774/
Selanay774/
Sihlane774/
Silhane773/
Silanje772/
Silanis772/
Saylany772/
Silamne772/
Silaner772/
Silanie772/
Silanez772/
Silamni772/
Soilane771/
Silanoa771/
Silauni771/
Silanio771/
Silanii771/
Silanit771/
Silanès771/
Seilana771/
Sihlana771/
Selanyo771/
Silanhe771/
Ceilany771/
Cilanny771/
Selaney770/
Shelany770/
Shilangi71393/
Shailani71197/
Sailenyi71134/
Shilanna7184/
Shihlane7154/
Silangoi7152/
Sigliani7136/
Selainay7136/
Shilange7123/
Sailangi7122/
Shitlane7120/
Sihlange7112/
Sailanie716/
Zailanny715/
Scielony714/
Siloinoy714/
Shillony713/
Silyanie713/
Sailanis712/
Szilányi712/
Sailanne712/
Sihlaneu712/
Sailaneh712/
Saihlani711/
Sailiana711/
Zailaniy711/
Silyanne711/
Shilagni711/
Selainey711/
Shailana711/
Shailane711/
Soilanne711/
Soillane711/
Silahani711/
Silanaia711/
Sailaana711/
Saillani711/
Schilani711/
Sitlhane711/
Sihlangi711/
Seelanay711/
Sciliani711/
Sigliane711/
Sislanne711/
Zailaney711/
Shillane710/
Selani672,800/
Selane671,888/
Selana671,146/
Sylani671,008/
Siloni67522/
Silone67187/
Silona67111/
Cilana6753/
Shitlhane6744/
Cilane6727/
Zilane6725/
Selanj6722/
Scigliani6717/
Zelany6713/
Zilony6712/
Sehlanych677/
Celany676/
Zélany673/
Shailaini672/
Cilony672/
Silahanie672/
Shilloney671/
Shillangi671/
Shillanna671/
Shitlanii671/
Shailanaj671/
Šilainytė671/
Seigliani671/
Selony671/
Sylane671/
Shithlane671/
Xilane671/
Seelanaay671/
Selanh671/
Shailaine671/

Silany Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silany in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻴﻼﻧﻲsylany-

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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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  • 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 Silany
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