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 last name Silinu is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silinu? popularity and diffusion
Silinu is the 349,405th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,973,728 people. The last name Silinu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Silinu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Silinu is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,042 people, or 1 in 50,808. In Tanzania it is most common in: Iringa Region, where 49 percent live, Njombe Region, where 23 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 15 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It also occurs 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis