Silila Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Silila Surname Definition:

Silila is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: last born.

Silila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia221:720,45126,729
Israel161:534,85239,210
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Silila (131) may also be a first name.

Silila Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Silila is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: last born.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Silila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silila (Oriya: ସିଲିଳା) is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Silila? popularity and diffusion

The last name Silila is the 2,168,711th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 51 percent of Silila are found; 33 percent are found in Southern Africa and 33 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Silila is also the 811,108th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 131 people.

This last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 720,451. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Muchinga Province, where 95 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia Silila occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 21 percent are found and Uganda, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sailila92921/
Sililas9249/
Sililai9234/
Shilila929/
Sililia928/
Sililoa926/
Siliula923/
Suilila921/
Sililya921/
Saililah8621/
Saililia865/
Scililia861/
Saililas861/
Sililath861/
Silileat861/
Sililo8314,016/
Silili83382/
Selila8391/
Silela8354/
Gilila8325/
Zilila8313/
Silile835/
Silily834/
Jilila831/
Silula831/
Cilila831/
Chilila77359/
Shilula77304/
Saylila77185/
Jhilila77170/
Shilili77141/
Sailela77126/
Shililo77113/
Shilela7770/
Seluila7741/
Sailula7720/
Shelila7713/
Gililah778/
Zililya775/
Silelas774/
Jililat772/
Zailila772/
Siluela772/
Gililea771/
Gililia771/
Silelat771/
Selilaa771/
Sielela771/
Selilah771/
Ciliela771/
Ciluila771/
Djilila771/
Sililih771/
Seelila771/
Sililoy770/
Saileela71237/
Schilela7128/
Silgaile7120/
Chililya716/
Shillula715/
Shileela714/
Shelilah714/
Djililat714/
Sailulla713/
Shailela712/
Chililia712/
Siliolio711/
Shilelah711/
Sailulah711/
Saylilia711/
Sheylila711/
Xhililaj711/
Shillilo710/
Gelila673,278/
Zililo671,279/
Selela671,083/
Sylilo67357/
Silele67338/
Selili67195/
Jilela67102/
Selilo6784/
Jelila6775/
Selula6758/
Chittlila6744/
Sileli6742/
Cilela6728/
Gilela6713/
Zelila679/
Silelo679/
Cililo674/
Silulo673/
Celila673/
Selile673/
Zilela672/
Zilile672/
Zilili671/
Sailullah671/
Gililo671/
Cilili671/
Djeililat671/
Scheleila671/
Silely670/
Silyle670/

Silila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silila in the Oriya language
ସିଲିଳାsilila66.67
ଶିଲିଳାsilila33.33

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