Sillu Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Estonia

Sillu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sillu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1331:398,05728,212
India501:15,341,308250,737
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Sillu (1,330) may also be a first name.

Sillu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sillu (Hindi: सिल्लू, Oriya: ସିଲୁ) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sillu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,168,344th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Sillu are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 65 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Sillu is also the 215,408th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 1,330 people.

The surname Sillu is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 398,057. In Tanzania Sillu is primarily found in: Simiyu Region, where 97 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 3 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent live and Estonia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sillus91133/
Sillau91117/
Sillup9149/
Shillu9142/
Sillou9133/
Silleu912/
Silluu911/
Silliau83378/
Sillius8365/
Silloux8356/
Szillus8348/
Siellou8347/
Sillhou831/
Sillaus831/
Schillu830/
Sillous830/
Sellu8010,445/
Zillu80906/
Silló80247/
Gillu8047/
Jillu8035/
Cillu807/
Sllau804/
Schillup7714/
Scilloux771/
Slu7544/
Sellou73990/
Gillus73332/
Chillu73221/
Jillui73122/
Shellu73119/
Süllau7375/
Syllus7339/
Jilluh7327/
Jillou7321/
Gillou7319/
Sellau7317/
Sellus734/
Gillup734/
Zillus732/
Jillus731/
Gilluy731/
Silloe731/
Silloo731/
Seellu731/
Zillou731/
Sellud731/
Sylluy731/
Cillus731/
Gillut730/
Djillou67365/
Gillaux67239/
Chillou67198/
Gilloux67195/
Slut67147/
Sluz67127/
Slui67120/
Sellouh67116/
Sliu6741/
Slup6737/
Slou6736/
Chillau6733/
Slud6733/
Slau6732/
Sleu6730/
Suellau6726/
Sellius6714/
Slyu6712/
Chillus6711/
Slus679/
Sluy678/
Sluh675/
Sellous673/
Sluj673/
Selleus671/
Chillyu671/
Jillius671/
Gillhou671/
Sllouha671/
Sluu671/
Shlu671/
Shellui671/
Gillius671/
Gillous671/
Shelleu671/
Sillooh671/
Sellaux671/
Gilloud671/
Gillout671/
Gillaud671/
Gillaut671/
Sellout671/
Saellau671/
Schllup671/
Saehllu671/
Suelleu671/
Xllu671/
Jllu671/
Sllauch670/
Gillust670/
Sellaus670/
Gillaus670/

Sillu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sillu in the Hindi language
सिल्लूsillu90
सिल्लुsillu7.33
सील्लूsillu2
शिब्लूsiblu0.67
Sillu in the Oriya language
ସିଲୁsilu83.33
ଶିଲୁsilu16.67

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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 Sillu
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