Siliro Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Siliro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siliro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Brazil1111:1,928,59861,665
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Siliro (198) may also be a first name.

Siliro Last Name Facts

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

Siliro is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Siliro? popularity and diffusion

It is the 816,514th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Siliro are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 644,447th most commonly used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 198 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Excluding Malawi Siliro is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 33 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sileiro9222/
Silitro921/
Siliero921/
Schiliro862,743/
Silheiro863/
Ciliro8345/
Silira8337/
Silero8319/
Syliro838/
Seliro834/
Seleiro77588/
Chiliro77209/
Silayro77197/
Silitra77173/
Silgero77141/
Silitră7786/
Silirra7759/
Cileiro7750/
Sileira7741/
Ziliros7722/
Shilira7710/
Ciliero779/
Siliras777/
Shilero776/
Siliora773/
Siluroo773/
Siluero773/
Silaira772/
Siliera772/
Seliero771/
Silyoro771/
Gilirot771/
Sihlero770/
Chiloiro71534/
Schilirò71170/
Silairat71130/
Schilero7191/
Cigliero7114/
Schiliró718/
Shillira715/
Cilheiro712/
Shilirga711/
Sailiura711/
Cyliro67227/
Cilira67217/
Silera67149/
Suillerot67120/
Selira67111/
Zilira67106/
Selero6729/
Celiro6727/
Seluro6719/
Sylira6717/
Gilira675/
Cailheiro673/
Gilero673/
Jilira671/

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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 Siliro
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