Sileshi Surname

10,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Sileshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sileshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia53,4451:1,825325
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Iceland21:190,0456,825
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Sileshi (39,762) may also be a first name.

Sileshi Last Name Facts

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

Sileshi (Arabic: سيلشي, Hindi: सिलेशी) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sileshi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,504th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 136,155 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sileshi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Sileshi is also the 22,302nd most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 39,762 people.

Sileshi is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 53,445 people, or 1 in 1,825. Aside from Ethiopia this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Sileshi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sileshi surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sileshi earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.15% more than the national average, earning $47,529 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shileshi9311/
Sileshie939/
Siletshi931/
Seleshi8628,212/
Sileshe863,405/
Silashi862,093/
Silessi8626/
Gileshi861/
Silechi861/
Sillesi861/
Siloshi861/
Siloesi861/
Sileshy861/
Silishi861/
Sileisi861/
Sailashi80186/
Seleshie8036/
Seleshyi8011/
Soilashi8010/
Siletshe807/
Siletchi806/
Selleshi805/
Chileshi805/
Shilesha804/
Sheleshi804/
Sailesha803/
Shyleshi801/
Sailoshi801/
Seleschi801/
Sailesai801/
Silitshi801/
Selaeshi801/
Seleshei801/
Xhileshi801/
Silasi773,891/
Sileci77526/
Silese774/
Silosi773/
Silisi772/
Jilesi771/
Silezi771/
Silegi771/
Sheleshei7595/
Selleshyi7516/
Selleshiy759/
Shailesha752/
Seleshe716,290/
Çilesiz711,931/
Szélesi71313/
Silasai71245/
Silahçi71191/
Gilishi71109/
Szelesi7175/
Selesai7161/
Selechi7146/
Seleseh7134/
Cilesiz7132/
Silleci7127/
Selashi7125/
Selesha7115/
Çeleshi7114/
Silichi7112/
Seleshy7112/
Sylyshi717/
Silashe715/
Syllesi714/
Siletse714/
Geleshi713/
Silaasi712/
Siliasi712/
Sellesi712/
Sileise712/
Jailesi711/
Siloshe711/
Sihlezi711/
Shilese711/
Selesie711/
Silassi711/
Celeshi711/
Jeleshi711/
Zeleshi711/
Silitsi711/
Silašsi711/
Silezie711/
Sailesa711/
Sajlesi711/
Scelesi711/
Selesiy711/
Selessi711/
Cileshe711/
Cilesie711/
Silisis711/
Sileisa711/
Shelesi711/
Silisei711/
Silahci711/
Silossi711/
Soilsai711/
Chileshe6733,568/
Xheleshi67466/
Seletchi6769/
Siliasih6735/
Seleshoa6733/
Selleshy6719/
Seilices6712/
Shelechi6711/
Silichai6710/
Selischi677/
Gilitshi677/
Shylesha675/
Sailessy675/
Slegi674/
Selashie674/
Cheleshi673/
Shileche673/
Sailesay673/
Sieleche673/
Sleji673/
Soileuci671/
Selessie671/
Shaileshaya671/
Szilasyi671/
Seleseah671/
Shelesit671/
Shileise671/
Saylashi671/
Gilesher671/
Sailices671/
Slezi671/
Seilashe671/
Seleashe671/
Shelesha670/

Sileshi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sileshi in the Hindi language
सिलेशीsilesi-
Sileshi in the Arabic language
سيلشيsylshy-

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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
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  • 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 Sileshi
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