Silav Surname

415,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Romania

Silav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3101:2,474,40479,283
Romania2981:67,3758,092
Turkey1731:449,83526,424
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

Silav (310) may also be a first name.

Silav Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silav (Arabic: سلف, Hindi: सीलाव, Marathi: िसलव, Russian: Силав) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Silav.

How Common Is The Last Name Silav? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 415,769th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,706,745 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Silav live; 37 percent live in South Asia and 37 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 499,178th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 310 people.

The surname Silav is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 310 people, or 1 in 2,474,404. In India Silav is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 99 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 0 percent reside and Rajasthan, where 0 percent reside. Outside of India this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 36 percent reside and Turkey, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silaev918,247/
Silavs91121/
Shilav9112/
Sailav911/
Silyaev83372/
Shilaev8374/
Shilhav8371/
Silov801,229/
Silab801,169/
Gilav801,027/
Silap80888/
Silaw80160/
Silev8092/
Silaf8015/
Selav8012/
Cilav802/
Sălav801/
Sylav801/
Shilyaev774,467/
Silapova7715/
Shillaev7714/
Shiliaev7710/
Shailaev771/
Shilov7330,958/
Silova731,721/
Sitlap73828/
Sylaev73694/
Silovs73364/
Seilov73317/
Silape73255/
Silowa73241/
Sailov73203/
Shilev73184/
Silaff7346/
Sailab7340/
Saylav7327/
Selaev7324/
Shilab7322/
Sileev7319/
Sileaf7318/
Sielaf7316/
Sielaw7315/
Silyov7314/
Zilaev7313/
Shilap7312/
Shelav738/
Sislov737/
Silaib736/
Chilav734/
Siloev733/
Silabh733/
Silyaw732/
Zislav732/
Hsilov732/
Sailaf732/
Soilov732/
Sjilov732/
Silafe732/
Jhilav731/
Seelav731/
Sitlov731/
Silapp731/
Silhaw731/
Siluov731/
Silhab731/
Siliaw731/
Siluiv731/
Sailaw731/
Seilab731/
Seilev731/
Sailavova714/
Schilyaev711/
Shillyaev711/
Shilova6730,453/
Sielaff673,178/
Shilowa67851/
Sailowa67690/
Seilova67457/
Shelaev67419/
Selyaev67310/
Sailova67169/
Shillaw67110/
Shileev6764/
Zilyaev6758/
Shilape6739/
Seilaff6730/
Schilov6726/
Sislovs6719/
Silhouv6718/
Shitlov6717/
Shilyov6716/
Shelhav6715/
Scislaw6714/
Shailov6713/
Shilyapova6710/
Seliaev6710/
Shilaff679/
Zhilaev678/
Shailab677/
Silhova677/
Syhlaev677/
Shilovs676/
Schilab676/
Silaphe676/
Shylaev676/
Shuilov675/
Saileaf675/
Shilhov675/
Shileaf674/
Shilgov674/
Seislov673/
Shilhab673/
Scilova672/
Sailabh672/
Shielev672/
Soileaw672/
Sailaph672/
Sieleaf672/
Sisleaf672/
Chihlav672/
Suilowa672/
Chilhav671/
Zhilyav671/
Soilova671/
Shillov671/
Shiloev671/
Shiloov671/
Sheilov671/
Seelaev671/
Shailaf671/
Jhilaiv671/
Zittlav671/
Sailaab671/
Citlavs671/
Seillab671/
Seulaev671/
Sihlowa671/
Sealeav671/

Silav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silav in the Hindi language
सीलावsilava50
सिलावsilava50
Silav in the Marathi language
िसलवisalava50
सीलवsilava50
Silav in the Russian language
Силавsilav-
Silav in the Arabic language
سلفslf-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Silav
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