Silawan Surname
Approximately 3,812 people bear this surname
Silawan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,356 | 1:42,970 | 6,851 |
| Thailand | 1,419 | 1:49,780 | 5,843 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Silawan (284) may also be a first name.
Silawan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silawan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Silawan (Oriya: ଶିଲୱା) is found most in The Philippines. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Silawan.
How Common Is The Last Name Silawan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 120,336th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,911,738 people. The surname Silawan is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Silawan are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 61 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Silawan is also the 525,265th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 284 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 2,356 people, or 1 in 42,970. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Central Visayas, where 47 percent reside, Davao Region, where 18 percent reside and Eastern Visayas, where 13 percent reside. Not including The Philippines it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 37 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Silawan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silawan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିଲୱା | silawa | 33.33 |
| ସିଲୱାନ | silawana | 33.33 |
| ସିଲଓାନ | silaoana | 33.33 |
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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 Silawan
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