Silá Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Guinea-Bissau

Silá Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silá Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323

The alternate forms: Sila (51,387), Sílá (2), Silà (1), Síla (136), Şila (36), Šila (9) & Šíla (89) are calculated separately.

Silá Last Name Facts

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

Silá is found most in Portugal. It may also be found in the variant forms: Sila, Sílá, Silà, Síla, Şila, Šila or Šíla. Click here for further possible spellings of Silá.

How Common Is The Last Name Silá? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Silá reside; 80 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 80 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Portugal, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,604,560. Other than Portugal it is found in one country. It is also common in Guinea-Bissau, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sila9251,387/
Sílá922/
Silà921/
Seilá892/
Síla83136/
Şila8336/
Šila839/
Silági804/
Sili7510,080/
Silo758,176/
Sile754,595/
Sily75412/
Šíla7589/
Silj7530/
Silé754/
Zilá752/
Siló751/
Sileová731/
Szilági731/
Silas67101,919/
Shila6763,875/
Siles6735,685/
Siler6711,748/
Saila6710,432/
Siele679,270/
Silga679,201/
Shilo678,268/
Silos678,001/
Sailo677,402/
Saili676,911/
Shili675,859/
Saile675,269/
Szili673,475/
Sileo673,281/
Silot673,087/
Silay672,863/
Silaa672,585/
Silis672,568/
Soila672,257/
Silau671,957/
Siloi671,856/
Suila671,639/
Silat671,636/
Silio671,629/
Shile671,610/
Silia671,463/
Silah671,386/
Soile671,143/
Silea671,057/
Silie671,010/
Siley67976/
Seile67917/
Silap67888/
Silei67751/
Sitla67743/
Silit67606/
Silip67587/
Sileu67584/
Silai67581/
Siloy67555/
Siela67522/
Silou67512/
Sitli67496/
Sieli67482/
Saily67477/
Sileh67464/
Sislo67398/
Silha67383/
Silaj67322/
Silge67314/
Silih67303/
Seila67268/
Szily67245/
Seilo67210/
Soilo67206/
Silez67184/
Silad67177/
Silod67175/
Silgo67167/
Silet67149/
Silyo67137/
Siely67124/
Sielo67117/
Siliğ67110/
Suilo67104/
Soili6797/
Silhi6787/
Siliy6786/
Sihle6778/
Suili6774/
Silya6773/
Sisle6771/
Silhy6770/
Siloh6770/
Seili6767/
Siloj6758/
Silaș6748/
Silajová6746/
Sgila6742/
Silep6742/
Chilá6741/
Silgi6737/
Sisla6736/
Suile6729/
Siloa6724/
Sitle6721/
Silho6720/
Sisli6720/
Suily6718/
Silee6717/
Scilo6717/
Siloo6716/
Silaz6716/
Silop6715/
Siliz6714/
Szila6714/
Siled6712/
Sihly6712/
Ssila6711/
Silje6710/
Shily679/
Siloz679/
Soily679/
Seily678/
Sihli677/
Szile677/
Sihlo676/
Sileš676/
Siluj675/
Silii675/
Silië675/
Sitlo675/
Siğli675/
Siluy674/
Silaş674/
Sailă674/
Sihla673/
Siluo673/
Silyy673/
Scili673/
Scile672/
Silid672/
Silhe672/
Siloë672/
Szilj672/
Seilé672/
Silyi672/
Hsile671/
Silij671/
Scila671/
Siléa671/
Ziláh671/
Soilj671/
Silès671/
Silés671/
Siléy671/
Siliç671/
Sileş671/
Silui671/
Sziló671/
Jsila671/
Hsila671/
Xsilo671/

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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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  • 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 Silá
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