Sholk Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Sholk Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) or (from a personal characteristic) Russian for “silk.” The name was either assumed by a silk merchant or described a person who wore the material.

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Sholk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria981:196,9493,991
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Sholk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) or (from a personal characteristic) Russian for “silk.” The name was either assumed by a silk merchant or described a person who wore the material.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

Sholk means 'silk'.

- jsholk

Sholk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sholk (Russian: Шолк) occurs most in Syria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sholk.

How Common Is The Last Name Sholk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,108,016th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 33,125,209 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 48 percent of Sholk are found; 45 percent are found in West Asia and 45 percent are found in Levant.

It is most widely held in Syria, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 196,949. In Syria it is most common in: Homs Governorate, where 100 percent live. Outside of Syria Sholk exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Russia, where 21 percent live.

Sholk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sholk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sholk surname rose 667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sholk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sholk last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sholk earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.96% more than the national average, earning $52,195 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sholke919/
Scholk915/
Shoelk910/
Solk89372/
Schoelk831/
Shcholk831/
Shalk80300/
Shelk80167/
Shulk80158/
Solke80119/
Sohlk8018/
Solkh8011/
Soulk803/
Siolk801/
Solck800/
Soelk800/
Sholkova77308/
Schoelck770/
Schalk7313,494/
Shalke73643/
Sahlke7363/
Szolke7363/
Shulke7357/
Shalkh7332/
Shelkh7332/
Scholc7322/
Sohlke7314/
Suhlke739/
Soylek739/
Soulke736/
Schulk736/
Shelck735/
Solkhe735/
Soulks732/
Shalck732/
Soilek732/
Shelhk732/
Shallk731/
Shulkh731/
Shullk731/
Shsalk731/
Solhke731/
Sollke731/
Sahalk731/
Shaulk730/
Shellk730/
Soelck730/
Scholg730/
Sholkhova713/
Salk671,576/
Schalck67842/
Solc67456/
Schalkx67296/
Schalks67264/
Sulk67141/
Solkova6730/
Sootlek6718/
Solg6712/
Solková6710/
Cholhke676/
Szoglik673/
Xolk672/
Soileck672/
Shalkhs672/
Shalkhe671/
Soitlek671/
Cholkhe671/
Schaulk671/
Shalhke671/
Šolk671/
Shallke671/
Schulck671/
Çolk671/
Schaalk670/

Sholk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sholk in the Russian language
Шолкsolk-

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