Silape Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Silape Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1831:84,36212,279
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Silape Last Name Facts

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

Silape (Oriya: ଶିଲେପ) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silape? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,001,271st most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 28,578,611 people. The last name Silape occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Silape reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Silape is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 84,362. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 55 percent reside, Matabeleland South Province, where 13 percent reside and Harare Province, where 11 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silapei92148/
Shilape9239/
Silapee9223/
Silapie9210/
Silaphe926/
Silapeu924/
Silap91888/
Silaphet8623,007/
Sailapet864/
Silapeth862/
Sielapeu862/
Silapech862/
Saihlape861/
Zilape831,708/
Sitlap83828/
Silapa83206/
Silepe83119/
Selape83101/
Gilape8369/
Silipe8356/
Silapi8325/
Silapy8313/
Shilap8312/
Silapp831/
Sailaphet8083/
Silapha77119/
Sielapa7733/
Chilape7723/
Jhilape7721/
Gilaphe7721/
Jailape7718/
Sihlope7717/
Silapui7714/
Shilapa7712/
Sailapa7712/
Silaphi779/
Shilapi778/
Silaupa775/
Silepei775/
Silaipy774/
Silapay773/
Sehlape773/
Silappa772/
Sailaph772/
Silapoj772/
Zhilape771/
Silephe771/
Silyapa771/
Silaupi771/
Silapoa771/
Selapeu771/
Gilapet771/
Cilapez771/
Setlape771/
Shilepe771/
Silaipi771/
Silapai771/
Silab731,169/
Silav73837/
Selap7326/
Silop7315/
Sihlophe71187/
Silaphai71166/
Shilappa7119/
Silapova7115/
Sylaphet7110/
Sailappa718/
Saisillapee717/
Sahailap715/
Shilgope713/
Djailape713/
Sylapeth712/
Sailapiy711/
Cheslape711/
Chhilape711/
Gilasper711/
Siliyapa711/
Silapowa711/
Shillapa711/
Gilaspee710/
Selepe6727,859/
Selapa67556/
Chilap67554/
Gelape67137/
Selope67104/
Cilapa6780/
Silopa6762/
Sailab6740/
Selipe6728/
Silopi6725/
Szelap6723/
Shilab6722/
Selaip6720/
Selapi6719/
Shilav6712/
Gilapi678/
Jilapi676/
Silaib676/
Shelap675/
Jelape673/
Cilapi673/
Silabh673/
Sailop672/
Sailav671/
Silepi671/
Selapy671/
Selyap671/
Shailappa671/
Silhab671/
Zilapa671/
Zilope671/
Shilop671/
Silopphet671/
Sealap671/
Seilab671/

Silape Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silape in the Oriya language
ଶିଲେପsilepa-

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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 Silape
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