Sylas Surname
Approximately 429 people bear this surname
Sylas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 306 | 1:173,012 | 15,142 |
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Sylas (2,750) may also be a first name.
Sylas Demographics
Average Sylas Salary in
United States
$31,778 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Sylas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sylas in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଏଲାସ | sa'elasa | - |
| Sylas in the Marathi language | ||
| लास | lasa | 75 |
| सायलास | sayalasa | 25 |
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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 Sylas
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