Silayo Surname
Approximately 10,728 people bear this surname
Silayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 10,671 | 1:4,961 | 669 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Silayo (16) may also be a first name.
Silayo Demographics
Silayo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Silayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Silayo (Russian: Силайо) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Silayo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Silayo is the 48,127th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 679,301 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Silayo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Silayo is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.
Silayo is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 10,671 people, or 1 in 4,961. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 48 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 11 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Silayo is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Silayo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Silayo last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Silayo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silayo in the Russian language | ||
| Силайо | silajo | - |
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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 Silayo
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