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

The surname Silá is held by more people in Portugal than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Sila, Sílá, Silà, Síla, Şila, Šila or Šíla. For other potential spellings of Silá click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silá? popularity and diffusion

Silá is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Silá is predominantly found 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 frequently used in Portugal, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,604,560. Other than Portugal it exists in one country. It is also found 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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