Sylas Surname

689,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sylas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3061:173,01215,142
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
United States271:13,424,405494,117
India161:47,941,586492,263
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
England21:27,859,030389,889
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Sylas (2,750) may also be a first name.

Sylas Last Name Facts

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

Sylas (Marathi: लास, Oriya: ସାଏଲାସ) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sylas is the 689,921st most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,987,287 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Sylas live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 139,374th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 2,750 people.

The surname Sylas is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 306 people, or 1 in 173,012. In Tanzania Sylas is primarily concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 61 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 30 percent reside and Kagera Region, where 3 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Sylas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sylas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sylas surname grew 208 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sylas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Sylas earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.35% less than the national average, earning $31,778 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saylas9133/
Sytlas918/
Shylas917/
Sylaus914/
Sylias913/
Sylass912/
Sylaas911/
Seylas910/
Syla898,413/
Seylash832/
Saylash831/
Silas80101,919/
Selas805,584/
Sylaj802,731/
Sayla801,739/
Xylas80293/
Shyla80255/
Sylos80202/
Soyla80142/
Syola80133/
Sylia8054/
Sylga8035/
Suyla8027/
Cylas8017/
Seyla8016/
Sylah808/
Szyla808/
Sylai805/
Sysla803/
Sylay803/
Sylax801/
Sytla800/
Syloa800/
Saylashe771/
Selase734,133/
Sailas733,850/
Selgas732,740/
Shayla731,643/
Silass731,292/
Saylau73913/
Silias73559/
Silase73478/
Szilas73448/
Saylay73374/
Saylağ73341/
Selias73143/
Silgas73126/
Silaus73119/
Xylias73111/
Sielas7396/
Sheyla7375/
Suoyla7363/
Seylaz7358/
Selaas7352/
Saylah7352/
Seelas7348/
Cislas7337/
Syolah7335/
Saylaç7335/
Selaus7328/
Szylaj7327/
Silais7325/
Soilas7323/
Selais7320/
Seilas7320/
Shelas7318/
Selash7318/
Silash7317/
Soylağ7316/
Seylat7312/
Shilas7311/
Selass7310/
Shylai7310/
Silaas739/
Seylac739/
Shylah737/
Shylha737/
Shylaj736/
Ceylas736/
Silajs736/
Shoyla735/
Saylos735/
Szyłas735/
Sylach735/
Syleos734/
Silast733/
Saylat733/
Selays733/
Saylac732/
Sealas732/
Silhas732/
Saylea732/
Suylla732/
Seylaa732/
Ceslas732/
Shylaa732/
Selhas732/
Scylia732/
Zsilas731/
Zaylas731/
Saylla731/
Shylat731/
Shylia731/
Sileas731/
Sayjla731/
Seylla731/
Suilas731/
Souyla731/
Soylat731/
Soylay731/
Soylla731/
Szylga731/
Sylace731/
Sylarz731/
Sylhat731/
Cylias731/
Saylia731/
Saylaa731/
Sayhla731/
Saylad731/
Saayla731/
Silyas731/
Sohyla731/
Sylacz731/
Sylois730/
Cylass730/
Sylous730/
Seylos730/
Sehlas730/
Sila6751,387/
Sela6723,489/
Zyla672,332/
Selashe671,289/
Souylat67295/
Seglias67225/
Seelaus67194/
Xyla67192/
Síla67136/
Sıla67103/
Szelast6793/
Shelast6760/
Sielias6746/
Selasse6743/
Sailass6735/
Sylo6729/
Sayjlah6724/
Shuylat6724/
Silasse6721/
Chislas6715/
Shailas6714/
Shoylaa6712/
Suitlas6712/
Shelash6710/
Shylosh677/
Seilash677/
Sailais676/
Schelas675/
Sielass675/
Shelias675/
Sihlase675/
Silashe675/
Sheelas674/
Shiolas674/
Cyla674/
Sheylla674/
Cheylas673/
Sailias673/
Shaylia673/
Shaylah672/
Shytlla672/
Shaysla672/
Shyleha672/
Sailyas671/
Jsilaus671/
Sayloys671/
Shylatt671/
Shyliah671/
Shilaas671/
Shillas671/
Shelgas671/
Shelhas671/
Shellas671/
Seilass671/
Shaylla671/
Shielas671/
Sayjlay671/
Sayleah671/
Souhyla671/
Shaylya671/
Séla671/
Seylaac671/
Shaylat671/
Shilase671/
Siliase671/
Sayllac671/
Seelaas671/
Selhast671/
Selhaus671/
Ssilase671/
Shaylos671/
Souylla671/
Silaass671/
Shylach671/
Syladch671/
Sealeas670/
Sheilas670/
Schilas670/

Sylas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sylas in the Oriya language
ସାଏଲାସsa'elasa-
Sylas in the Marathi language
लासlasa75
सायलासsayalasa25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sylas
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