Syllah Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Syllah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Syllah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1551:28,4422,752
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Syllah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Syllah is found most in Liberia. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Syllah? popularity and diffusion

Syllah is the 1,348,199th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Syllah reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname Syllah is most numerous in Liberia, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 28,442. In Liberia Syllah is most common in: Montserrado County, where 75 percent are found, Bong County, where 8 percent are found and Grand Gedeh County, where 6 percent are found. Beside Liberia this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.

Syllah Last Name Statistics demography

Syllah earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sylla91684,578/
Sillah8354,806/
Shylla8318,040/
Sellah834,363/
Syllla83234/
Syllas83165/
Scylla8316/
Syllia836/
Syllaa834/
Cyllah834/
Syolla831/
Shllah831/
Syllay831/
Sellahy7767/
Schylla7718/
Sellaha7712/
Sellaih7710/
Sellach779/
Silhlah778/
Syllias777/
Sillahy773/
Cylliah772/
Saellah771/
Sshylla771/
Sillaha771/
Ssillah771/
Selleah770/
Silla7321,662/
Sella7311,784/
Zylla73938/
Sülla73144/
Shlah7374/
Sölla7369/
Cylla7358/
Syllo7330/
Sélla732/
Scillath7122/
Sylliaas7112/
Selliach7110/
Sellliah711/
Silliach710/
Shilla676,845/
Sillas675,526/
Sellai671,823/
Sellas671,401/
Shella671,260/
Sillia67634/
Sellat67570/
Scilla67466/
Sellay67418/
Suella67413/
Sillat67196/
Seella67137/
Sillau67117/
Soella67111/
Sillay67100/
Syllos6798/
Chylla6798/
Szella6779/
Süllau6775/
Sellaj6769/
Sillai6756/
Zsilla6744/
Sellia6742/
Scella6733/
Selloh6732/
Sellau6717/
Sillaa6715/
Sellea6714/
Silloh6712/
Saella6710/
Szyllo677/
Siella677/
Sellya677/
Shyllo676/
Syllio675/
Ssilla673/
Sillla673/
Sillga672/
Shlaha672/
Sillha672/
Cellah672/
Sehlla672/
Shhlah671/
Suilla671/
Sillya671/
Sellad671/
Cyllia671/
Sellaa671/
Sellaz671/
Syllei671/
Szilla671/
Sillho671/
Sjella671/
Schillach671/
Sillea670/

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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 Syllah
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