Silayen Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Silayen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Silayen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silayen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Silayen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻼﻳﻦ) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Silayen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silayen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Silayen is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Silayen are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 71 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.
This last name is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 5,061,911. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Soccsksargen, where 40 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 30 percent are found and Cordillera Administrative Region, where 15 percent are found. Not including The Philippines this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Silayen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silayen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻴﻼﻳﻦ | sylayn | - |
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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 Silayen
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