Silfe Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Silfe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silfe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Silfe (9) may also be a first name.

Silfe Last Name Facts

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

Silfe is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Silfe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Silfe is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Silfe are found; 57 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 57 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Silfe is also the 3,941,740th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 9 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 33,062,298. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent live. Beside Indonesia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Italy, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silfee91151/
Silfer91111/
Silfeh911/
Silf8918/
Slfe896/
Silfest838/
Silpfer831/
Silfett830/
Silfees830/
Silfeas830/
Silfa801,925/
Selfe801,720/
Silfi8087/
Zilfe806/
Szilf806/
Shilf802/
Gilfe802/
Schilfer779/
Schilf73633/
Gilfer7352/
Selfes7335/
Selfer7312/
Zilfer735/
Shilfi732/
Sleffe731/
Shelfe731/
Slefer731/
Gielfe731/
Silfio731/
Selfie731/
Szilfa731/
Cilffe731/
Silfis730/
Gilfey730/
Sylfet730/
Schilfett713/
Self6736,179/
Szilfai67162/
Schelfe6745/
Schilff6735/
Slfi6722/
Sylfest6721/
Silb6716/
Shlefer678/
Sciolfi674/
Silpher673/
Sielfeisch672/
Shelfeh672/
Zilf672/
Schielf672/
Sleffer671/
Slfa671/
Silw671/
Szelfer671/
Szlefer671/
Schlefe671/
Sleffee671/
Silfois671/
Zilfije671/
Sleffey670/
Sleffes670/
Schilpf670/
Gillfer670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Silfe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis