Silayar Surname

719,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Silayar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silayar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4001:330,62328,905
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803

Silayar Last Name Facts

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

Silayar is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silayar? popularity and diffusion

Silayar is the 719,876th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,993,941 people. Silayar is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Silayar are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

This surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 400 people, or 1 in 330,623. In Indonesia Silayar is most frequent in: North Maluku, where 70 percent reside, Maluku, where 25 percent reside and North Sulawesi, where 4 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sielayar933/
Silayr922/
Selayar86382/
Gilayar8688/
Cuilayar809/
Shileyar801/
Joilayar801/
Silair7714/
Silaur778/
Silyer775/
Silaer770/
Shailiyar752/
Silaire71252/
Giliyar7129/
Celayar719/
Seliyar716/
Siluyarova711/
Gilaiar710/
Shillair6759/
Shilaire675/
Shillyer674/
Siluyere671/
Schilair670/

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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 Silayar
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