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

Silen (Bengali: সিলেন, Hindi: सिलेना, Marathi: िसलेन, Oriya: ସିେଲନ, Russian: Силен) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Silén or Silèn. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 243,084^th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,440,918 people. The surname Silen occurs mostly in Asia, where 42 percent of Silen live; 22 percent live in Northern Europe and 22 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 268,007^th most widespread forename in the world, held by 915 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 429 people, or 1 in 181,402. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 35 percent reside, Sanliurfa Province, where 27 percent reside and Aydin Province, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Turkey this surname is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Silen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Silen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Silen last name grew 3,375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Silen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Silen surname are 4.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Silen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.35% more than the national average, earning R 362,040 per year; in United States they earn 20.08% more than the national average, earning $51,814 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.77% less than the national average, earning $48,803 CAD per year.