Silsilah Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Silsilah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silsilah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368

Silsilah (50) may also be a first name.

Silsilah Last Name Facts

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

Silsilah is borne by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silsilah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,017,412th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Silsilah are found; 96 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Silsilah is also the 1,412,538th most common forename worldwide It is held by 50 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 129,104. Besides Saudi Arabia Silsilah occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and Egypt, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silsila9361/
Silsilia885/
Silshila881/
Shilshila826/
Silsilio756/
Selselah751/
Selsula671/
Gelsilia635/
Selselat634/
Gilgilay631/
Jilceila631/
Selsselat591/
Çelsula539/
Siljelo533/
Gilzela531/
Jilgilo531/
Silzelo531/
Selselio509/
Selselei501/
Selseley501/
Zelcilia501/
Celcilia500/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Silsilah
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis