Silinu Surname
Approximately 1,045 people bear this surname
Silinu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,042 | 1:50,808 | 5,644 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
Silinu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silinu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Silinu is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silinu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 349,405th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,973,728 people. The surname Silinu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Silinu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Silinu is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,042 people, or 1 in 50,808. In Tanzania Silinu is most common in: Iringa Region, where 49 percent live, Njombe Region, where 23 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 15 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silinou | 92 | 253 | / |
| Silingu | 92 | 63 | / |
| Silinuh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sielinou | 86 | 810 | / |
| Silienou | 86 | 98 | / |
| Sailinuu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Shilingu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Silenu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Zilinu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gilinu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sielienou | 80 | 48 | / |
| Silenou | 77 | 338 | / |
| Sileanu | 77 | 96 | / |
| Soilenu | 77 | 57 | / |
| Selinus | 77 | 40 | / |
| Selinou | 77 | 26 | / |
| Sihlunu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Silengu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Silenus | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sielenu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zilingu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Xilinou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jilinus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saileanu | 71 | 329 | / |
| Sielenou | 71 | 324 | / |
| Sihleanu | 71 | 152 | / |
| Sileunou | 71 | 49 | / |
| Seileanu | 71 | 26 | / |
| Zailinus | 71 | 14 | / |
| Selingau | 71 | 11 | / |
| Shilengu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Silegnou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zhilinus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selenu | 67 | 165 | / |
| Jelinu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Chilainou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sielengou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Silinu
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