Silif Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Silif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Silif (42) may also be a first name.

Silif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silif (Hindi: सिलीफ, Russian: Силиф) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Silif live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Silif is also the 1,566,439th most frequent first name internationally, held by 42 people.

The last name Silif is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 132,249,194. In Indonesia Silif is most common in: Papua, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia Silif exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silife911/
Silieff8315/
Sitliff830/
Zilif80281/
Siliv80267/
Silib80245/
Selif8018/
Silef809/
Cilif808/
Shilliff7714/
Suitliff770/
Schilipf770/
Sieleiff770/
Sietliff770/
Siliev7328/
Sileaf7318/
Silaib736/
Scelif734/
Zihlif734/
Siliew733/
Shelif733/
Seliff731/
Sailiv731/
Siluiv731/
Chilif731/
Selief731/
Silivs731/
Sileff731/
Setliff671,672/
Chhilif67341/
Saileaf675/
Sealife674/
Shileaf674/
Setlift673/
Schelif673/
Shelife673/
Sisleaf672/
Sieleaf672/
Setlisf672/
Selieff671/
Shelief671/
Setlife671/
Sieleff671/
Shellif671/
Gilichf671/
Hchilif671/
Shielef670/
Sayliff670/
Seileff670/

Silif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silif in the Hindi language
सिलीफsilipha-
Silif in the Russian language
Силифsilif-

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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 Silif
  • 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