Siliba Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Siliba Surname Definition:

Siliba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: water well.

Siliba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1601:330,88524,859
Indonesia1211:1,092,96978,869
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Zambia211:754,75827,278
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Siliba (145) may also be a first name.

Siliba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Siliba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: water well.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Siliba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Siliba is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Siliba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Siliba is the 812,930th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 21,246,490 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Siliba reside; 47 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 766,399th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 145 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 330,885. In Tanzania Siliba is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 94 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 6 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania Siliba exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 35 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silibay9261/
Shiliba9253/
Silibai9225/
Siliboa924/
Sailiba921/
Ssiliba921/
Shilibai867/
Silibach860/
Siliva83429/
Ciliba83140/
Seliba83126/
Siluba8374/
Siliwa8369/
Giliba8359/
Silibi8332/
Silibe8317/
Siliby838/
Silibo835/
Sileba834/
Ziliba832/
Jiliba832/
Shilheiba801/
Sailibhai801/
Chiliba77256/
Siliowa7776/
Shiliwa7765/
Silivha7747/
Shileba7735/
Selibas7733/
Zhiliba7732/
Sailuba7728/
Cilibas7725/
Silibio7718/
Gilibat7715/
Silubai7711/
Shiluba778/
Silibes778/
Shiliva776/
Silivas775/
Jilibay775/
Silivat775/
Shilibe774/
Selibat774/
Siliwau774/
Silibit773/
Silivay772/
Silebah772/
Djiliba772/
Selhiba772/
Silieva771/
Silaiwa771/
Silaiva771/
Silibiy771/
Silisby771/
Selibai771/
Silibey771/
Selibay771/
Sileeba771/
Silebay771/
Çilibaş771/
Soiliva771/
Siliboi771/
Silivaş771/
Silebai771/
Sailiva771/
Gilibha771/
Silimpa771/
Silaibi771/
Shiliby771/
Shiliebo7198/
Silivath715/
Siliebou714/
Chilibay711/
D'Siliva711/
Seilieva711/
Shilaiva711/
Shilivga711/
Shilioua711/
Siliwatt711/
Scilimpa711/
Djilaiba711/
Shiliswa711/
Siliwath711/
Silivi67607/
Selibo67523/
Selibi67197/
Gileba67147/
Selibe67140/
Seliva67108/
Seleba6796/
Sileva6775/
Giliva6769/
Silebi6761/
Silubo6744/
Cilibe6740/
Celiba6729/
Gilibo6726/
Geliba6725/
Seliby6722/
Syliva6721/
Silebo6720/
Silewa6715/
Seliwa6714/
Seluba6714/
Silive679/
Jeliba677/
Shilheibi676/
Ciliva676/
Silivo676/
Ciluba675/
Silivy672/
Silebe672/
Shilliebo672/
Ciliwa672/
Shilibeer671/
Jileba671/
Zileba671/
Sileby671/
Zeliba671/
Zilibe671/
Silybe671/
Cilibi671/
Syliwa671/
Sylibe671/
Shilliber670/

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