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Where Does The Last Name Sil Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sil (Bengali: শীল, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻞ, Hindi: सील, Marathi: सील, Oriya: ସିଲ, Russian: Сил) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Síl or Šíl. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sil? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 4,032^nd most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 52,259 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Sil are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 77,017^th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 7,076 people.

Sil is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 130,220 people, or 1 in 5,891. In India Sil is most prevalent in: West Bengal, where 94 percent reside, Assam, where 3 percent reside and Odisha, where 2 percent reside. Other than India this surname occurs in 92 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 2 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Sil Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sil has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Sil last name increased 5,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sil Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sil last name is principally Orthodox (63%) in Russia.

In The United States Sil are 11.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.12% being registered with the party.

The amount Sil earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.76% less than the national average, earning R 64,740 per year and in United States they earn 27.75% more than the national average, earning $55,124 USD per year.