Silunya Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Silunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Silunya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Silunya Demographics

Silunya Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Silunya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silunya has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silunya? popularity and diffusion

Silunya is the 4,908,606th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Silunya occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Silunya live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Silunya is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya Silunya is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 60 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 27 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 7 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Silunya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Silunya surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shilunya931/
Silonya861/
Selunya861/
Shilunja802/
Shilonya801/
Silonia711/
Selunja711/
Silunho711/
Sselunja672/
Shilonja671/
Silonio5724/
Cilonia572/
Zealounia501/
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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 Silunya
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