Silayi Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Silayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 178 | 1:304,369 | 29,195 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Silayi (25) may also be a first name.
Silayi Demographics
Average Silayi Salary in
South Africa
R 80,952
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Silayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Silayi (Hindi: सिलायी, Marathi: सीलिय) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silayi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,235,409th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Silayi live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Silayi is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 25 people.
The surname Silayi is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 304,369. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 46 percent are found, Western Cape, where 28 percent are found and Gauteng, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
Silayi Last Name Statistics demography
Silayi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.93% less than the national average, earning R 80,952 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Silayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silayi in the Hindi language | ||
| सिलायी | silayi | - |
| Silayi in the Marathi language | ||
| सीलिय | siliya | - |
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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 Silayi
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