Silly Surname
Approximately 1,892 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,158 | 1:57,360 | 7,640 |
| Austria | 190 | 1:44,818 | 7,177 |
| Niger | 72 | 1:266,556 | 8,311 |
| Indonesia | 67 | 1:1,973,869 | 124,197 |
| Iran | 58 | 1:1,323,837 | 55,038 |
| Papua New Guinea | 53 | 1:153,844 | 21,244 |
| Israel | 35 | 1:244,504 | 22,492 |
| Malaysia | 34 | 1:867,477 | 39,690 |
| Benin | 30 | 1:344,520 | 26,827 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| Mauritania | 24 | 1:170,619 | 9,051 |
| Haiti | 14 | 1:763,136 | 11,139 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 17 | 1:260,580 | 11,064 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1:937,514 | 38,808 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
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.
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."
Silly Demographics
Silly Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Silly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silly Come From? nationality or country of origin
Silly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻠﻲ, Oriya: ସିଲି) is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Silly? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 216,830th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,851,768 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Silly live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Silly is also the 151,818th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 2,391 people.
The surname Silly is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 1,158 people, or 1 in 57,360. In France it is most prevalent in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 36 percent live, Île-de-France, where 21 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 14 percent live. Outside of France this last name is found in 45 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 10 percent live and Niger, where 4 percent live.
Silly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Silly has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 17 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 65 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Silly Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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
Silly Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silly in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିଲି | sili | 66.67 |
| ଶିଲି | sili | 16.67 |
| ସିଲୀ | sili | 8.33 |
| ଶିଲୀ | sili | 8.33 |
| Silly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻴﻠﻲ | syly | 54.17 |
| ﺳﻠﻲ | sly | 33.93 |
| ﺳﻴﻠﻰ | syly | 7.74 |
| ﺳﻠﻰ | sly | 3.57 |
| ﺳﻴﻠﻠﻰ | sylly | 0.6 |
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