Silawi Surname

585,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Silawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Tanzania1711:309,60023,673
United Arab Emirates321:286,32119,784
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Silawi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silawi (Arabic: السيلاوي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻭﻱ) is held by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Silawi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silawi? popularity and diffusion

Silawi is the 585,898th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 13,647,090 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Silawi reside; 60 percent reside in West Asia and 58 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most commonly held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 278 people, or 1 in 110,992. Barring Saudi Arabia this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 32 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silawai9218/
Shilawi924/
Sailawi922/
Silawit921/
Silawait861/
Silavi833,215/
Selawi83592/
Silabi83315/
Gilawi83107/
Silawa8390/
Silawe8322/
Jilawi8318/
Silawy8317/
Zilawi8314/
Xilawi831/
Sylawi831/
Sielawa77772/
Shilabi77607/
Saylawi77601/
Sailabi77138/
Suylawi77124/
Zsilavi7748/
Shilavi7726/
Silowai7725/
Seilabi7724/
Silabai7722/
Chilawi7711/
Jailawi7710/
Sailavi779/
Sehlawi776/
Seelawi775/
Jilawis774/
Shilawe774/
Shilawa773/
Silayui772/
Silhavi772/
Silawet772/
Silaiwa771/
Silaiva771/
Silavai771/
Silavio771/
Silavui771/
Sielewi771/
Silaywe771/
Siliawa771/
Siliawe771/
Silavis771/
Silawey771/
Silhawy771/
Gilawai771/
Silavhi771/
Sihlabi771/
Silaibi771/
Silovai771/
Seylawi771/
Zailawi771/
Shilabai71136/
Schilawa7168/
Shilajwe7131/
Silavich716/
Silobhai716/
Shailavi715/
Sailabai715/
Shillawa715/
Saillabi714/
Sailaway713/
Shailabi713/
Sailabhi711/
Silashvi711/
Shilovai711/
Shilaiva711/
Shajlawi711/
Djilawai711/
Shelhawi711/
Shilavhi711/
Zilabi67834/
Silava67811/
Shelahawi67588/
Sylabi67427/
Selabi67379/
Gilabi67307/
Selawa67222/
Silowe67142/
Selawe67124/
Selavi67122/
Zilawe6785/
Sailaubai6780/
Silabe6755/
Silobi6732/
Sheilabai6730/
Silavy6730/
Zilawa6720/
Jilavi6718/
Gilawe6718/
Sailabhai6714/
Silave6714/
Shilowich6713/
Sylawa6712/
Zsilawecz6712/
Žilavi6711/
Xilabi677/
Selawy676/
Zilavi676/
Schilhawy676/
Silovi673/
Shailabai672/
Silewe672/
Jelawi672/
Scislowiz671/
Soilabhai671/
Sylawy671/
Selewi671/
Xilavi671/
Gilavi671/
Cilawa671/
Silaby670/

Silawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silawi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻭﻱalslawy75
ﺳﻼﻭﻱslawy25
Silawi in the Arabic language
السيلاويalsylawy-

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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 Silawi
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