Silaye Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Silaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Silaye (85) may also be a first name.
Silaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Silaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻲ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Silaye is the 5,057,639th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Silaye live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Silaye is also the 1,039,322nd most numerous first name internationally It is held by 85 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 454,985. In Mauritania Silaye is most prevalent in: Tagant Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 27 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Silaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻠﻲ | sly | 66.67 |
| ﺳﻴﻠﻲ | syly | 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 Silaye
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