Silmal Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Silmal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silmal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Silmal (21) may also be a first name.

Silmal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silmal is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Silmal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silmal? popularity and diffusion

Silmal is the 5,587,209th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Silmal live; 92 percent live in Oceania Islands and 92 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Silmal is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 21 people.

It is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Morobe, where 64 percent reside and Madang, where 36 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silmale9232/
Shilmmal861/
Silmalle861/
Selmal8318/
Jilmal834/
Slmail832/
Shlmal831/
Gilmal831/
Zilmal831/
Chilmal77115/
Selmmal771/
Selmatel711/
Shelmale711/
Gelmal678/
Chelmal62109/
Celmale622/
Gilmole621/
Chelmmal571/
Chelmale571/
Chelmahale501/

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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
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  • 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 Silmal
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