Silim Surname

204,296th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Silim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt7021:130,96310,408
Tanzania2671:198,28316,956
Philippines2631:384,93650,051
Turkey1791:434,75725,802
Nigeria1431:1,238,76149,638
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Thailand1191:593,600101,063
Papua New Guinea701:116,48215,803
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
India91:85,229,487684,495
England51:11,143,612252,590
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France21:33,211,361423,184
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Comoros11:749,524685
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Silim (1,064) may also be a first name.

Silim Last Name Facts

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

Silim (Bengali: সিলিম, Hindi: सीलीम, Marathi: िसलीम, Oriya: ସିଲିମ, Russian: Силим) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Silim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silim? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 204,296th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,582,864 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Silim live; 41 percent live in North Africa and 35 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Silim is also the 245,329th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 1,064 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 702 people, or 1 in 130,963. Besides Egypt Silim occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 13 percent reside and The Philippines, where 13 percent reside.

Silim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (73%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Silim last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Silim earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.27% more than the national average, earning $48,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.4% more than the national average, earning $60,814 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sailim91107/
Soilim9161/
Shilim9127/
Silime9113/
Siliem9112/
Sielim917/
Seilim915/
Suilim915/
Silimk911/
Siloim911/
Silheim8313/
Shillim835/
Seilime832/
Soilime831/
Silimne831/
Suilaim831/
Sailaim831/
Shuilim831/
Selim80137,578/
Silin8011,531/
Silem803,912/
Gilim80195/
Cilim8030/
Sylim8030/
Jilim8025/
Zilim806/
Sélim802/
Silym801/
Silimova7718/
Schiolim772/
Shillimg771/
Sislaime771/
Silina7313,840/
Shilin738,196/
Seliem735,321/
Seleim731,911/
Sileem731,761/
Silion731,750/
Silien731,643/
Shelim731,554/
Siling731,001/
Sealim73558/
Selime73414/
Sailin73278/
Soilem73157/
Selaim73141/
Chilim73115/
Shilem7343/
Sislin7340/
Gilime7333/
Sailem7332/
Suilin7332/
Seulim7319/
Seilem7317/
Seylim7317/
Seilin7311/
Sitlin736/
Suilem736/
Seelim736/
Saylim735/
Sileme735/
Jeslim734/
Sielin734/
Selhim733/
Soilin732/
Jilime731/
Joilim731/
Hsilin731/
Djilim731/
Silint731/
Sielem731/
Szelim731/
Sehlim731/
Seslim731/
Jailim731/
Scilin731/
Scelim731/
Selimn731/
Silgem731/
Shylim731/
Sselim731/
Juilim731/
Citlim730/
Shilimova71136/
Scheitlim710/
Shilina678,967/
Sieling672,656/
Seiling67539/
Shiling67412/
Chailim67243/
Selheim67161/
Shillem67154/
Shitlin67101/
Sitling6799/
Shillin6774/
Sailing6765/
Seitlin6757/
Schilin6757/
Selhime6744/
Shellim6740/
Chilime6737/
Sziling6730/
Sailina6725/
Zsilina6715/
Suilina677/
Sihling677/
Suiling675/
Soileme675/
Shailem674/
Shihlin674/
Silienė674/
Sielina673/
Sheelim673/
Scilien673/
Hsilien672/
Saitlin672/
Shealim672/
Sisling671/
Shiglin671/
Shailin671/
Schelim671/
Sitlind671/
Shuilin671/
Shileem671/
Shilgin671/
Shetlim671/
Shelaim671/
Shelime671/
Seislin671/
Zoilism671/
Silesme671/
Sailuin671/
Scitlin671/
Sheilin671/
Shileme671/
Sealime671/
Seallim671/
Seileam671/
Saiglin671/
Jitlime671/
Sgillin670/

Silim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silim in the Bengali language
সিলিমsilima75
সিলীমsilima25
Silim in the Marathi language
िसलीमisalima62.5
िसिलमisilama18.75
सलीमsalima12.5
सीलीमsilima6.25
Silim in the Hindi language
सीलीमsilima50
सिलीमsilima50
Silim in the Oriya language
ସିଲିମsilima50
ଶିଲିମsilima16.67
ସିଳିମsilima16.67
ସିଲିମ୍silim16.67
Silim in the Russian language
Силимsilim-

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