Silander Surname

262,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Silander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland8631:6,369991
Micronesia2681:396102
Sweden1581:62,3214,772
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Canada551:669,92054,285
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Scotland91:594,86921,724
England91:6,190,895170,599
Norway81:642,78647,258
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Silander (17) may also be a first name.

Silander Last Name Facts

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

Silander (Russian: Силандер) occurs in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Silander? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 262,755th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,884,414 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Silander live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in Scandinavia. Silander is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 17 people.

The last name Silander is most commonly used in Finland, where it is borne by 863 people, or 1 in 6,369. In Finland Silander is most frequent in: Uusimaa, where 45 percent reside, Southwest Finland, where 13 percent reside and Pirkanmaa, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Finland it is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Micronesia, where 18 percent reside and Sweden, where 11 percent reside.

Silander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Silander has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Silander last name increased 789 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Silander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Silander last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Silander earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 22.98% more than the national average, earning $53,066 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $51,265 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Silander Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silander in the Russian language
Силандерsilander-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Silander
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