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) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sylas is the 689,921st most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 16,987,287 people. Sylas is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Sylas are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 139,374th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 2,750 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 306 people, or 1 in 173,012. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 61 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 30 percent are found and Kagera Region, where 3 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Sylas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sylas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying 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 primarily 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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