Silo Surname

61,500th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Tuvalu

Silo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,8221:19,1982,427
Philippines1,1201:90,39115,738
Indonesia8561:154,49715,116
France5521:120,33118,187
Papua New Guinea5161:15,8021,546
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Cameroon1981:104,89412,325
Malaysia1761:167,58110,231
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
Albania1441:20,2363,486
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Italy1041:588,04555,113
Tanzania1001:529,41634,350
Zimbabwe861:179,51421,615
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Turkey731:1,066,04747,221
Ivory Coast661:349,56412,508
Afghanistan541:595,4297,014
India511:15,040,498247,985
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
Pakistan481:3,721,74827,543
Mexico451:2,758,36022,009
Spain441:1,062,54638,570
England321:1,741,18971,393
Finland301:183,22315,926
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Lesotho221:92,38910,629
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
China31:455,773,85521,925
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Šilo (2) & Siló (1) are calculated separately.

Silo (7,497) may also be a first name.

Silo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silo (Georgian: სილო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻮ, Hindi: सिलो, Marathi: सीलो, Oriya: ସିେଲା) occurs most in South Africa. It may also occur as a variant: Šilo or Siló. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Silo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 61,500th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 891,334 people. Silo is primarily found in Africa, where 46 percent of Silo live; 40 percent live in Southern Africa and 39 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 74,217th most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 7,497 people.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,822 people, or 1 in 19,198. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 51 percent are found, Western Cape, where 15 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Other than South Africa Silo is found in 88 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

Silo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Silo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Silo last name rose 2,314 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Silo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (67%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Silo surname are 6.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.26% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Silo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 40.03% less than the national average, earning €18,008 per year; in South Africa they earn 45.73% less than the national average, earning R 128,964 per year; in United States they earn 12.77% more than the national average, earning $48,661 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.01% less than the national average, earning $41,231 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šilo922/
Siló921/
Shilo898,268/
Silos898,001/
Sailo897,402/
Sileo893,281/
Silot893,087/
Siloi891,856/
Silio891,629/
Siloy89555/
Silou89512/
Sislo89398/
Seilo89210/
Soilo89206/
Silod89175/
Silgo89167/
Silyo89137/
Sielo89117/
Suilo89104/
Siloh8970/
Siloj8958/
Siloa8924/
Silho8920/
Scilo8917/
Siloo8916/
Silop8915/
Siloz899/
Sihlo896/
Sitlo895/
Siluo893/
Siloë892/
Xsilo891/
Silooy803,292/
Shiloh80794/
Sailos80318/
Sailoo80177/
Scilio80162/
Schilo80145/
Shillo80142/
Shiloi80123/
Siloch8099/
Sielou8096/
Shiloo8089/
Silous8077/
Sailio8077/
Shilot8075/
Szilos8055/
Siloys8047/
Sitlou8044/
Sailot8038/
Shiloj8034/
Seilou8034/
Soilio8033/
Shailo8028/
Shiluo8028/
Suillo8023/
Soilho8020/
Sailod8019/
Szislo8019/
Seiloo8019/
Silott8015/
Soilot8014/
Sailou8014/
Sitlot8013/
Saillo8011/
Sheilo8010/
Silios807/
Scilos807/
Shilos806/
Shilio806/
Suiloi805/
Soilou805/
Sailoh804/
Silosh804/
Sitlho804/
Silouh804/
Silois803/
Seiloa803/
Soilyo803/
Suilos803/
Shiloa802/
Shiloy802/
Shuilo802/
Sitllo802/
Sielho802/
Sieloh802/
Siglio802/
Seillo802/
Sailoz802/
Soillo802/
Sailop802/
Shielo801/
Saileo801/
Sailoa801/
Sailoi801/
Scielo801/
Shilod801/
Shislo801/
Shitlo801/
Shilyo801/
Soiloi801/
Shiolo801/
Shilop801/
Silhou801/
Sielot801/
Sailoy801/
Saailo801/
Shoilo801/
Sitloh800/
Sila7551,387/
Gilo759,965/
Selo754,922/
Jilo754,733/
Cilo751,514/
Çilo75675/
Zilo75336/
Xilo75214/
Sylo7529/
Sleo757/
Žilo757/
Silá755/
Silà751/
Sitlhou731,597/
Saillot73229/
Sittloh73130/
Sciglio73104/
Sisillo73102/
Saillio7341/
Sicello7334/
Suillot7331/
Shilout7330/
Sailous7325/
Silooyp7325/
Scuillo7319/
Schilio7317/
Shailot7316/
Secillo7316/
Shailos7315/
Sithloo7315/
Shiolou7312/
Sihlhou7310/
Shailoo738/
Shilloh737/
Scaillo736/
Shuiluo735/
Saillou734/
Soileou733/
Silotch732/
Sielopp732/
Sheilos732/
Sithlou732/
Saillos732/
Cesillo732/
Shiloch732/
Sesillo732/
Seillot732/
Sailouh731/
Sailois731/
Sailoss731/
Saailoo731/
Schiloh731/
Schiloo731/
Sciolio731/
Siluott731/
Shillod731/
Shillot731/
Setillo731/
Seilous731/
Sheiluo731/
Shailou731/
Shchilo731/
Shilosh731/
Shoiloi731/
Silooij731/
Seitlho731/
Sahailo731/
Gisillo730/
Sisloss730/
Shillos730/
Silas67101,919/
Shila6763,875/
Xiloj6715,624/
Saila6710,432/
Zilio679,245/
Silga679,201/
Selot678,564/
Shylo678,170/
Chilo676,481/
Gilot676,111/
Gilio673,121/
Zoilo672,653/
Silaa672,585/
Cilio672,279/
Soila672,257/
Silau671,957/
Suila671,639/
Silat671,636/
Silia671,463/
Silah671,386/
Cislo671,028/
Jailo67941/
Djilo67928/
Silap67888/
Gilos67817/
Cilot67794/
Sitla67743/
Saylo67738/
Seloi67731/
Sileu67584/
Syslo67580/
Siela67522/
Silha67383/
Zhilo67377/
Cilos67372/
Gielo67367/
Zilou67348/
Selio67295/
Jilot67269/
Seila67268/
Zailo67259/
Seelo67238/
Zilgo67221/
Selos67215/
Selod67212/
Scelo67212/
Sahailou67205/
Sylos67202/
Sailliot67194/
Silad67177/
Jilio67133/
Ciloy67120/
Shelo67116/
Giloy67115/
Soylo67111/
Selou67110/
Szylo67103/
Zielo67101/
Seloh6777/
Silya6773/
Gileo6767/
Sealo6765/
Seloa6765/
Seloy6762/
Giloi6756/
Gilod6752/
Silaș6748/
Gilou6743/
Žihlo6743/
Sgila6742/
Selgo6736/
Sisla6736/
Sichello6735/
Gilho6733/
Seylo6732/
Ceilo6732/
Jilou6731/
Zuilo6727/
Saheilou6725/
Sehlo6724/
Jhilo6720/
Sylio6719/
Seloj6717/
Setlo6717/
Ziloo6717/
Silaz6716/
Giloj6716/
Zilot6716/
Cihlo6715/
Shillott6715/
Zeilo6714/
Szila6714/
Jiloy6714/
Zilho6712/
Šillo6712/
Ssila6711/
Giloz6711/
Giloo679/
Jiluo679/
Selho678/
Gislo678/
Zilos678/
Jilos677/
Sziło677/
Selop677/
Sélos676/
Cilyo676/
Xiluo676/
Giluo675/
Džilo675/
Sejlo675/
Gilop675/
Jilop675/
Shahailo675/
Juilo674/
Ciloi674/
Jiloo674/
Silaş674/
Sailă674/
Sihla673/
Schieloh673/
Jilho673/
Jilod673/
Cuilo673/
Seulo673/
Seslo672/
Xiloy672/
Ceslo672/
Seluo672/
Sélio672/
Sselo672/
Seilá672/
Sylod672/
Seloo672/
Selyo672/
Dzilo672/
Syolo672/
Ziluo672/
Sajlo671/
Cilho671/
Ciloj671/
Sleoo671/
Shillous671/
Shilouch671/
Sheiglio671/
Shailosh671/
Szelo671/
Joilo671/
Scila671/
Sujlo671/
Jeslo671/
Zileo671/
Sílio671/
Jijlo671/
Zilyo671/
Zilđo671/
Xilio671/
Zislo671/
Sleho671/
Sitło671/
Scélo671/
Seloş671/
Sziló671/
Gitlo671/
Cilod671/
Cilou671/
Silapowa671/
Jsila671/
Hsila671/
Jeilo671/
Gihlo671/
Xxilo671/
Zihlo671/
Sgelo671/
Schilott671/
Sylho671/
Jcilo671/
Cessillo670/
Syloa670/

Silo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silo in the Georgian language
სილოsilo-
Silo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻮslw-
Silo in the Marathi language
सीलोsilo-
Silo in the Oriya language
ସିେଲାsiela67.5
ଶିେଲାsiela15
ସିଲsila15
ଶୀଲsila2.5
Silo in the Hindi language
सिलोsilo54.05
सीलोsilo45.95

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