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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 more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Síl or Šíl. Click here for other possible spellings of Sil.

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

The last name is the 4,032^nd most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 52,259 people. The surname Sil occurs mostly 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. Sil is also the 77,017^th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 7,076 people.

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

Sil Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Sil has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sil last name grew 5,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sil Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (63%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Sil last name are 11.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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.