Sileya Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Sileya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 83 | 1:186,003 | 22,110 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Sileya (49) may also be a first name.
Sileya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sileya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sileya (Hindi: सिलेया, Oriya: ସିେଲୟା) is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sileya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,980,395th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. Sileya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Sileya live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sileya is also the 1,430,306th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 49 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 186,003. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 25 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 24 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 18 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sileya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sileya in the Hindi language | ||
| सिलेया | sileya | - |
| Sileya in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିେଲୟା | sielaya | - |
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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 Sileya
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