Silaya Surname
Approximately 1,492 people bear this surname
Silaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,329 | 1:76,176 | 13,174 |
| Indonesia | 135 | 1:979,624 | 72,032 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Silaya (126) may also be a first name.
Silaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Silaya (Arabic: سلية, Hindi: सीलय, Marathi: िसलया, Oriya: ସିଲୟା, Russian: Силая) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Silaya is the 262,755th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,884,414 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Silaya are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 83 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Silaya is also the 829,183rd most frequently used first name in the world, held by 126 people.
This surname is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,329 people, or 1 in 76,176. In The Philippines Silaya is most common in: Central Visayas, where 23 percent live, Davao Region, where 15 percent live and Calabarzon, where 11 percent live. Besides The Philippines this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Silaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silaya in the Hindi language | ||
| सीलय | silaya | - |
| Silaya in the Marathi language | ||
| िसलया | isalaya | 57.14 |
| सीलया | silaya | 42.86 |
| Silaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିଲୟା | silaya | 50 |
| ସିଲାଏ | sila'e | 50 |
| Silaya in the Russian language | ||
| Силая | silaa | - |
| Silaya in the Arabic language | ||
| سلية | slyt | - |
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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 Silaya
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