Silav Surname
Approximately 837 people bear this surname
Silav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 310 | 1:2,474,404 | 79,283 |
| Romania | 298 | 1:67,375 | 8,092 |
| Turkey | 173 | 1:449,835 | 26,424 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
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
Silav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silav in the Hindi language | ||
| सीलाव | silava | 50 |
| सिलाव | silava | 50 |
| Silav in the Marathi language | ||
| िसलव | isalava | 50 |
| सीलव | silava | 50 |
| Silav in the Russian language | ||
| Силав | silav | - |
| Silav in the Arabic language | ||
| سلف | slf | - |
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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 Silav
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