Silly Surname

216,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,892 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Austria

Silly Surname Definition:

John Silly, gent., of St. Wenn, altered his name from Ceely to Silly. D. Gilbert's Cornwall, iii. 237; a truly silly deed, especially for a lawyer to have executed.

Silly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,1581:57,3607,640
Austria1901:44,8187,177
Niger721:266,5568,311
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Iran581:1,323,83755,038
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
Israel351:244,50422,492
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Benin301:344,52026,827
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Mauritania241:170,6199,051
Haiti141:763,13611,139
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Singapore131:423,66918,211
India131:59,005,029552,550
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
England91:6,190,895170,599
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Silly (2,391) may also be a first name.

Silly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

John Silly, gent., of St. Wenn, altered his name from Ceely to Silly. D. Gilbert's Cornwall, iii. 237; a truly silly deed, especially for a lawyer to have executed.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Properly Ceely. D. Gilbert says John Silly, gent., of St. Wenn, Cornwall, altered his name from Ceely to Silly, which Lower considers "a truly silly deed, especially for a lawyer, to have executed."

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Silly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻠﻲ, Oriya: ସିଲି) is found most frequently in France. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 216,830th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,851,768 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Silly are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Silly is also the 151,818th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,391 people.

This surname is most common in France, where it is carried by 1,158 people, or 1 in 57,360. In France it is most numerous in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 36 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 21 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 14 percent reside. Excluding France Silly exists in 45 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 10 percent reside and Niger, where 4 percent reside.

Silly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Silly has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 17 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 65 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Silly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Silly last name is principally Catholic (41%) in Ireland.

Silly earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.07% less than the national average, earning $33,196 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silley91127/
Shilly91127/
Silloy91109/
Sillay91100/
Scilly9142/
Szilly913/
Sillya911/
Sillyo911/
Sielly910/
Schilly83540/
Scilley83181/
Shilley83168/
Sillahy833/
Sillaya831/
Shilliy831/
Suilley831/
Scillay830/
Scilloy830/
Shillay830/
Silla8021,662/
Selly803,611/
Silli801,693/
Sille801,001/
Cilly8061/
Sillé8043/
Sylly8014/
Sillj801/
Schielly7766/
Schillay7728/
Schilley775/
Shelly7312,789/
Siller7312,232/
Selley732,362/
Cilley731,086/
Sillis73958/
Sillia73634/
Silles73590/
Scilla73466/
Sellay73418/
Sélley73296/
Sillet73248/
Sillie73188/
Zsille73144/
Szilli73142/
Sielli7391/
Scille7387/
Shille7380/
Shilli7376/
Sillje7376/
Scelly7369/
Sillai7356/
Zsilli7351/
Zsilla7344/
Sielle7333/
Scilli7332/
Zilley7331/
Sillei7328/
Sillio7327/
Cillay7325/
Sillge7324/
Silloi7321/
Silleh7316/
Sillaa7315/
Selliy739/
Sillih739/
Sellya737/
Siella737/
Seully735/
Zillay735/
Silled735/
Shylly735/
Suille733/
Sillla733/
Sillés733/
Ssilla733/
Seelly732/
Selloy732/
Silleu732/
Sillez732/
Cillya731/
Sislle731/
Szilla731/
Sillip731/
Sillit731/
Ssilli731/
Syllay731/
Sylluy731/
Sellyo731/
Cilloy730/
Scylly730/
Sillea730/
Zilloy730/
Cilliy730/
Sillayová711/
Shelley6730,555/
Schille671,869/
Schilli671,702/
Sillett671,470/
Scillia67614/
Schelly67207/
Sziller67152/
Siellez67139/
Sciolli67133/
Siellet67131/
Chilley67102/
Sillipp6769/
Schölly6769/
Sellahy6767/
Sillich6747/
Sieller6742/
Selleys6731/
Szelley6724/
Scillio6718/
Shillea6715/
Seelley6714/
Sellaya6710/
Zsillei678/
Silliss677/
Ssillia677/
Chillay677/
Szilles677/
Shellay675/
Sheelly674/
Siellis674/
Sehelly674/
Siglili673/
Shelliy673/
Szillis673/
Shyllys673/
Siellie672/
Sillitt671/
Saehlly671/
Sciolle671/
Sillepp671/
Shelloy671/
Shillih671/
Silliea671/
Sillois671/
Schillé671/
Scillie671/
Syllaya671/
Silleth670/
Scelley670/
Sillish670/
Seulley670/
Silless670/

Silly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silly in the Oriya language
ସିଲିsili66.67
ଶିଲିsili16.67
ସିଲୀsili8.33
ଶିଲୀsili8.33
Silly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻴﻠﻲsyly54.17
ﺳﻠﻲsly33.93
ﺳﻴﻠﻰsyly7.74
ﺳﻠﻰsly3.57
ﺳﻴﻠﻠﻰsylly0.6

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