Silima Surname

52,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Silima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8,1041:6,533841
South Africa8001:67,7228,477
DR Congo3901:189,43519,115
Nigeria1571:1,128,29846,367
Zimbabwe531:291,28829,631
Burkina Faso501:367,0425,907
Kenya221:2,099,08636,356
Zambia171:932,34829,315
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
India61:127,844,230863,365
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Silima (2,893) may also be a first name.

Silima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silima (Bengali: সিলিমা, Georgian: სილიმა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻠﻴﻤﺎ, Hindi: सीलिमा, Marathi: िसलीमा, Oriya: ସିଲିମା, Russian: Силима) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silima? popularity and diffusion

The surname Silima is the 52,970th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 754,717 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Silima reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 135,092nd most widespread forename in the world, held by 2,893 people.

The last name Silima is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 8,104 people, or 1 in 6,533. In Tanzania Silima is primarily found in: Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 31 percent live, Zanzibar North Region, where 24 percent live and Tanga Region, where 7 percent live. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.

Silima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Silima earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 38.6% less than the national average, earning R 145,920 per year and in United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shilima92354/
Suilima92254/
Silimau9231/
Silimai929/
Sileima924/
Silimas923/
Siliema923/
Silimah921/
Silimat921/
Silimoa921/
Sailima921/
Sitlima921/
Silimath8659/
Siliomea8622/
Schilima8611/
Shileima866/
Silimaya864/
Suilaima861/
Soilaima861/
Selima839,782/
Siluma832,396/
Zilima83398/
Silema83384/
Silimi83305/
Gilima83233/
Silimo8320/
Jilima8313/
Silime8313/
Cilima837/
Sylima831/
Silyma831/
Shilleima806/
Shilimath805/
Chilima775,768/
Selimaj773,170/
Sailema773,098/
Selaima771,666/
Sislema771,510/
Selimah77272/
Seilema77194/
Selimas77174/
Dzilima77105/
Shilimi7784/
Shilema7778/
Siluuma7756/
Gilimas7742/
Selimat7741/
Selimai7738/
Gilimai7734/
Ciliema7732/
Selimaa7716/
Silemah777/
Shiluma776/
Djilima775/
Silismi774/
Shelima774/
Selimay773/
Seilime772/
Seleima772/
Silimou772/
Silemga772/
Gitlima771/
Soilime771/
Sileema771/
Selisma771/
Setlima771/
Sileuma771/
Siliomi771/
Silimoi771/
Sislimi771/
Selimau771/
Selimea771/
Shuilema7127/
Shilemay717/
Jilimath711/
Zhislima711/
Shellima711/
Shilemga711/
Selaimai711/
Shillimi711/
Sileimid711/
Sielimou711/
Seelimaj711/
Sciolimi711/
Selimaja711/
Sislaime711/
Gilimhah710/
Selimi6713,182/
Selema673,604/
Celima67692/
Selimo67439/
Selime67414/
Seluma67280/
Gilimo67114/
Jelima6796/
Silumo6733/
Silemo6726/
Ziluma6724/
Gelima6722/
Selimy6710/
Zelima679/
Cilimi678/
Silemi677/
Cilema677/
Jilema677/
Sileme675/
Sylyma674/
Silymi672/
Zilema672/
Selyma671/
Selimè671/
Sylema671/
Zilimo671/
Gilema671/
Shailimie671/

Silima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silima in the Georgian language
სილიმაsilima-
Silima in the Marathi language
िसलीमाisalima-
Silima in the Bengali language
সিলিমাsilima80
সিলীমাsilima20
Silima in the Oriya language
ସିଲିମାsilima78.69
ଶିଲିମାsilima11.48
ସିଲିମାାଇଁsilimaa'im3.28
ସୀଲିମାsilima3.28
ସିଳିମାsilima3.28
Silima in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻴﻠﻴﻤﺎsylyma50
ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎslyma50
Silima in the Hindi language
सीलिमाsilima37.5
सिलीमाsilima25
सिलिमाsilima25
सीलीमाsilima12.5
Silima in the Russian language
Силимаsilima-

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