Sililo Surname

37,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sililo Surname Definition:

Sililo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: born during a time of mourning / funeral.

Sililo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia11,2931:1,404193
Tanzania1,5791:33,5293,930
Namibia7801:3,089517
South Africa2201:246,26225,099
Zimbabwe721:214,42024,333
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
England41:13,929,515290,718
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Sililo (8,747) may also be a first name.

Sililo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Sililo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: born during a time of mourning / funeral.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Sililo Last Name Facts

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

Sililo (Russian: Силило) is found most in Zambia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sililo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 37,570th most common family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 519,945 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sililo live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sililo is also the 66,994th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 8,747 people.

The last name Sililo is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 11,293 people, or 1 in 1,404. In Zambia Sililo is primarily found in: Western Province, where 59 percent are found, Southern Province, where 17 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Zambia Sililo is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 11 percent are found and Namibia, where 6 percent are found.

Sililo Last Name Statistics demography

Sililo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.74% less than the national average, earning R 133,692 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shililo92113/
Sililoa926/
Sililoy920/
Siliolio861/
Shillilo860/
Zililo831,279/
Sylilo83357/
Selilo8384/
Silila8376/
Silelo839/
Cililo834/
Silulo833/
Gililo831/
Sailila77921/
Chililo77169/
Sililas7749/
Sieliło7729/
Shilelo7711/
Gililio7710/
Shilila779/
Sililia778/
Soilelo775/
Siliula773/
Sihlelo772/
Siluelo772/
Dzililo771/
Selilio771/
Suilila771/
Silelgo771/
Sililya771/
Shelilo770/
Saililah7121/
Saililia715/
Sililath711/
Scililia711/
Giglielo711/
Schilelo711/
Saililas711/
Sailaila711/
Selelo672,266/
Cylilo67575/
Selila6791/
Silela6754/
Gilila6725/
Zilila6713/
Selulo673/
Gelilo672/
Xelilo671/
Zilelo671/
Celilo671/
Jelilo671/
Silula671/
Zelilo671/
Jilila671/
Cilila671/

Sililo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sililo in the Russian language
Силилоsililo-

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