Silemo Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Sweden

Silemo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silemo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Silemo (15) may also be a first name.

Silemo Last Name Facts

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

Silemo is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silemo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Silemo is mostly found in Africa, where 42 percent of Silemo live; 35 percent live in East Africa and 35 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 15 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nandi County, where 100 percent live. Apart from Kenya Silemo occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 35 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silesmo926/
Shilemo921/
Shailemo86423/
Selemo83394/
Silema83384/
Silomo83160/
Silamo8373/
Silimo8320/
Cilemo831/
Zilemo831/
Sailema773,098/
Sislema771,510/
Selemoi77382/
Chilemo77258/
Silamoi77239/
Seilema77194/
Shelemo7784/
Shilema7778/
Suilamo7714/
Djilemo7713/
Soilamo7713/
Silaema7712/
Shilomo7712/
Sitelmo779/
Silemah777/
Sailamo777/
Sileima774/
Shilamo773/
Siliema773/
Selemou772/
Selemoa772/
Silemga772/
Silimou772/
Silamoy772/
Sillema771/
Sileema771/
Siliamo771/
Sileuma771/
Silimoa771/
Silimoi771/
Seilamo771/
Shuilema7127/
Chilemod7114/
Shileima716/
Chilemos711/
Sielimou711/
Shitelmo711/
Seulemou711/
Shilemga711/
Silima679,656/
Selema673,604/
Selomo672,558/
Siloma671,100/
Selimo67439/
Selamo67421/
Silama67304/
Zelemo67168/
Gilimo67114/
Sailma6766/
Gelemo6736/
Shilma6716/
Jilema677/
Cilema677/
Shilleima676/
Shelmo674/
Seljmo673/
Suilma673/
Celemo672/
Zilema672/
Sylamo672/
Setlmo671/
Silyma671/
Gilema671/
Sahailmou671/
Zailmo671/
Zilimo671/
Jelemo671/
Sylema671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Silemo
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