Sillimane Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Sillimane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sillimane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger341:564,47114,312
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Sillimane (16) may also be a first name.

Sillimane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sillimane is most common in Niger. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sillimane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,323,005th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Sillimane are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 16 people.

Sillimane is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 564,471. In Niger it is most numerous in: Agadez Region, where 53 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 26 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Niger this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent reside.

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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 Sillimane
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