Silatu Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Silatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Silatu (227) may also be a first name.
Silatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Silatu (Hindi: सिलटू) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silatu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Silatu live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Silatu is also the 596,468th most numerous forename worldwide, borne by 227 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Silatu is primarily found in: Kogi, where 33 percent are found, Sokoto, where 33 percent are found and Zamfara, where 33 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shilatu | 92 | 693 | / |
| Seilatu | 92 | 164 | / |
| Sailatu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Silatus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shailatu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Shillatu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sailatou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jilatu | 83 | 714 | / |
| Selatu | 83 | 25 | / |
| Silotu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Zilatu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chilatu | 77 | 77 | / |
| Silothu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Seliatu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Shelatu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Shilotu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Cilathu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cilattu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zilatus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zilyatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shilothu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Djilatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zilhatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zailyatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheliatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seliatus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jelatu | 67 | 754 | / |
| Gelatu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Selotu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Djailatou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Seletu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djiliatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schelatus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sehelatus | 67 | 0 | / |
Silatu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silatu in the Hindi language | ||
| सिलटू | silatu | - |
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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 Silatu
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