Silima Surname
Approximately 9,656 people bear this surname
Silima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 8,104 | 1:6,533 | 841 |
| South Africa | 800 | 1:67,722 | 8,477 |
| DR Congo | 390 | 1:189,435 | 19,115 |
| Nigeria | 157 | 1:1,128,298 | 46,367 |
| Zimbabwe | 53 | 1:291,288 | 29,631 |
| Burkina Faso | 50 | 1:367,042 | 5,907 |
| Kenya | 22 | 1:2,099,086 | 36,356 |
| Zambia | 17 | 1:932,348 | 29,315 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
Silima (2,893) may also be a first name.
Silima Demographics
Silima Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
Silima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silima in the Georgian language | ||
| სილიმა | silima | - |
| Silima in the Marathi language | ||
| िसलीमा | isalima | - |
| Silima in the Bengali language | ||
| সিলিমা | silima | 80 |
| সিলীমা | silima | 20 |
| Silima in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିଲିମା | silima | 78.69 |
| ଶିଲିମା | silima | 11.48 |
| ସିଲିମାାଇଁ | silimaa'im | 3.28 |
| ସୀଲିମା | silima | 3.28 |
| ସିଳିମା | silima | 3.28 |
| Silima in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻴﻠﻴﻤﺎ | sylyma | 50 |
| ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎ | slyma | 50 |
| Silima in the Hindi language | ||
| सीलिमा | silima | 37.5 |
| सिलीमा | silima | 25 |
| सिलिमा | silima | 25 |
| सीलीमा | silima | 12.5 |
| Silima in the Russian language | ||
| Силима | silima | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Silima
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