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

The surname Sil (Bengali: শীল, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻞ, Hindi: सील, Marathi: सील, Oriya: ସିଲ, Russian: Сил) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Síl or Šíl. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

Sil is the 4,032^nd most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 52,259 people. The last name Sil occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Sil reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 77,017^th most frequent given name at a global level, held by 7,076 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 130,220 people, or 1 in 5,891. In India it is most common in: West Bengal, where 94 percent live, Assam, where 3 percent live and Odisha, where 2 percent live. Beside India it exists in 92 countries. It is also common in Guatemala, where 2 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Sil Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Sil has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 5,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sil Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Sil surname are 11.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.12% 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.