Silo Surname
Approximately 8,176 people bear this surname
Silo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,822 | 1:19,198 | 2,427 |
| Philippines | 1,120 | 1:90,391 | 15,738 |
| Indonesia | 856 | 1:154,497 | 15,116 |
| France | 552 | 1:120,331 | 18,187 |
| Papua New Guinea | 516 | 1:15,802 | 1,546 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Cameroon | 198 | 1:104,894 | 12,325 |
| Malaysia | 176 | 1:167,581 | 10,231 |
| United States | 162 | 1:2,237,401 | 140,088 |
| Albania | 144 | 1:20,236 | 3,486 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Italy | 104 | 1:588,045 | 55,113 |
| Tanzania | 100 | 1:529,416 | 34,350 |
| Zimbabwe | 86 | 1:179,514 | 21,615 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Turkey | 73 | 1:1,066,047 | 47,221 |
| Ivory Coast | 66 | 1:349,564 | 12,508 |
| Afghanistan | 54 | 1:595,429 | 7,014 |
| India | 51 | 1:15,040,498 | 247,985 |
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| Pakistan | 48 | 1:3,721,748 | 27,543 |
| Mexico | 45 | 1:2,758,360 | 22,009 |
| Spain | 44 | 1:1,062,546 | 38,570 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Finland | 30 | 1:183,223 | 15,926 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Lesotho | 22 | 1:92,389 | 10,629 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Taiwan | 16 | 1:1,465,297 | 9,806 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 19 | 1:233,151 | 10,389 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Šilo (2) & Siló (1) are calculated separately.
Silo (7,497) may also be a first name.
Silo Demographics
Silo Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Silo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Silo (Georgian: სილო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻮ, Hindi: सिलो, Marathi: सीलो, Oriya: ସିେଲା) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Šilo or Siló. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silo? popularity and diffusion
Silo is the 61,500th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 891,334 people. Silo is primarily found in Africa, where 46 percent of Silo live; 40 percent live in Southern Africa and 39 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Silo is also the 74,217th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 7,497 people.
The surname Silo is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,822 people, or 1 in 19,198. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 51 percent are found, Western Cape, where 15 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in 88 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.
Silo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Silo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Silo last name increased 2,314 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Silo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (67%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Silo surname are 6.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.26% registered with the political party.
The amount Silo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 40.03% less than the national average, earning €18,008 per year; in South Africa they earn 45.73% less than the national average, earning R 128,964 per year; in United States they earn 12.77% more than the national average, earning $48,661 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.01% less than the national average, earning $41,231 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Silo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silo in the Georgian language | ||
| სილო | silo | - |
| Silo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻠﻮ | slw | - |
| Silo in the Marathi language | ||
| सीलो | silo | - |
| Silo in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିେଲା | siela | 67.5 |
| ଶିେଲା | siela | 15 |
| ସିଲ | sila | 15 |
| ଶୀଲ | sila | 2.5 |
| Silo in the Hindi language | ||
| सिलो | silo | 54.05 |
| सीलो | silo | 45.95 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Silo
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