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

The surname Sileshi (Arabic: سيلشي, Hindi: सिलेशी) is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sileshi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sileshi is the 10,504th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 136,155 people. Sileshi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sileshi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 22,302nd most numerous forename world-wide, held by 39,762 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 53,445 people, or 1 in 1,825. Barring Ethiopia this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Sileshi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sileshi surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the 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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  • 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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