Silent Surname

609,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Suriname

Silent Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3421:224,51017,544
Suriname511:10,8362,716
Jamaica411:69,9993,452
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
India131:59,005,029552,550
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Silent (3,344) may also be a first name.

Silent Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silent (Russian: Силент) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Silent click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silent? popularity and diffusion

The last name Silent is the 609,110th most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 14,345,563 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Silent are found; 70 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Silent is also the 123,414th most numerous first name internationally, held by 3,344 people.

It is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 342 people, or 1 in 224,510. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Fars Province, where 32 percent reside, Isfahan Province, where 23 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 13 percent reside. Not including Iran it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Suriname, where 10 percent reside and Jamaica, where 8 percent reside.

Silent Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Silent earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 168.87% more than the national average, earning R 638,940 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silente9222/
Seilent927/
Silen911,641/
Slent914/
Saillent861/
Soillent860/
Silaen8313,951/
Selent832,051/
Silien831,643/
Sailen83522/
Silene83262/
Suilen83243/
Søilen83103/
Sileng83103/
Shilen8399/
Soilen8399/
Seilen8389/
Slente8384/
Sielen8369/
Sislen8364/
Silenk8323/
Cilent835/
Sileen833/
Scilen831/
Silint831/
Sileun831/
Siloen831/
Saillen77394/
Cilente77171/
Saileng7797/
Suijlen7792/
Zielent7751/
Seelent7750/
Shillen7745/
Suillen7716/
Shailen7715/
Seillen779/
Shileng778/
Selente776/
Silienė774/
Schilen774/
Saileen773/
Scilien773/
Selendt773/
Silenne773/
Sailend772/
Ssilaen772/
Hsilien772/
Sailhen772/
Sitleng772/
Cilents771/
Zhilent771/
Soileng771/
Shilenn771/
Sgillen771/
Shylent771/
Sailaen771/
Silhene771/
Silenck771/
Gilents770/
Sielehn770/
Sheilen770/
Shileen770/
Silin7311,531/
Selen735,731/
Silem733,912/
Silén73583/
Zilen73130/
Çilen7387/
Cilen7337/
Silyn7329/
Sylen7310/
Slend735/
Silèn735/
Sälen734/
Sailn733/
Zlent731/
Silín731/
Scheilen71213/
Shillenn7194/
Schielen7143/
Schijlen7142/
Silenova7120/
Shailend7112/
Sailheen714/
Seilienė714/
Shuilien712/
Schuilen712/
Shaileen712/
Seitleng712/
Hsuilien711/
Shilienn711/
Schileng711/
Chilente711/
Sieglien711/
Jshileng711/
Shilleng710/
Chilentt710/
Sheitlen710/
Shilleen710/
Sigliend710/
Schlendt710/
Silina6713,840/
Shilin678,196/
Sileem671,761/
Silion671,750/
Seelen671,544/
Cilien671,132/
Siling671,001/
Zelent67934/
Seleng67488/
Çilenk67467/
Sailin67278/
Soilem67157/
Sylien67152/
Chilen67130/
Suylen67127/
Seulen67124/
Seleen67124/
Zuilen6799/
Shelen6784/
Sihlén6780/
Celent6757/
Shilem6743/
Sislin6740/
Zeilen6738/
Schiehlen6734/
Sehlen6734/
Cileng6732/
Sailem6732/
Suilin6732/
Setlen6730/
Saylen6719/
Seilem6717/
Søylen6717/
Soilne6715/
Seilin6711/
Sitlin676/
Selend676/
Suilem676/
Silyon675/
Sylene675/
Sailyn675/
Sielin674/
Shylen673/
Seslen673/
Zailen673/
Shilenova672/
Seloen672/
Selien672/
Jelent672/
Soilin672/
Soylen671/
Sailne671/
Hsilin671/
Xelent671/
Schielien671/
Sielem671/
Selaen671/
Suilenova671/
Sylint671/
Seluen671/
Sealen671/
Sheiln671/
Scilin671/
Szelen671/
Gelent671/
Gilint671/
Shilengue671/
Shaillene671/
Juillendt670/
Silyna670/
Shieln670/

Silent Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silent in the Russian language
Силентsilent-

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Footnotes

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