Sylly Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Sylly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti61:1,780,65114,597
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268

Sylly (37) may also be a first name.

Sylly Last Name Facts

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

Sylly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻴﻠﻲ) is held by more people in Haiti than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sylly.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylly? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Sylly are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. Sylly is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 37 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Haiti, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,780,651. In Haiti Sylly is most common in: Ouest, where 67 percent reside and Sud, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Haiti this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 36 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shylly915/
Sylluy911/
Syllay911/
Scylly910/
Shyllys833/
Syllaya831/
Sylla80684,578/
Selly803,611/
Silly801,892/
Sylle80160/
Sylli8044/
Cylly8030/
Xylly801/
Shylla7318,040/
Shelly7312,789/
Selley732,362/
Sellay73418/
Sélley73296/
Syllla73234/
Silley73127/
Shilly73127/
Silloy73109/
Sillay73100/
Scelly7369/
Scilly7342/
Syller7341/
Shylle7324/
Szylle7318/
Scylla7316/
Syllie7313/
Selliy739/
Sellya737/
Syllia736/
Seully735/
Syllio735/
Syllaa734/
Syllee734/
Szilly733/
Seelly732/
Syllis732/
Selloy732/
Sillya731/
Sellyo731/
Sillyo731/
Syllei731/
Sielly730/
Shelley6730,555/
Schilly67540/
Schelly67207/
Scilley67181/
Shilley67168/
Shyller67122/
Schölly6769/
Sellahy6767/
Selleys6731/
Szelley6724/
Seelley6714/
Sellaya6710/
Shyllit6710/
Sylliås679/
Shellay675/
Sheelly674/
Sehelly674/
Shelliy673/
Sillahy673/
Saehlly671/
Sillaya671/
Shilliy671/
Shelloy671/
Suilley671/
Sshylla671/
Scelley670/
Scilloy670/
Scillay670/
Seulley670/
Scylles670/
Shillay670/

Sylly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sylly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺷﻴﻠﻲshyly50
ﺳﻴﻼsyla50

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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
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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 Sylly
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