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 more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silawan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Silawan is the 120,336th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,911,738 people. The last name Silawan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Silawan reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 61 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 525,265th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 284 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 2,356 people, or 1 in 42,970. In The Philippines Silawan is most numerous in: Central Visayas, where 47 percent live, Davao Region, where 18 percent live and Eastern Visayas, where 13 percent live. Outside of The Philippines it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 37 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.
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
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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 Silawan
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