Silf Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Malta

Silf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malta11:430,2723,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Silf (10) may also be a first name.

Silf Last Name Facts

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

Silf (Russian: Сильф) is found most in Russia. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Silf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Silf is the 4,649,889th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Silf occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Silf live; 33 percent live in Eastern Europe and 33 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Silf is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Russia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 20,589,008. In Russia Silf is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 29 percent reside, Volgograd Oblast, where 29 percent reside and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Russia Silf is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside and Belarus, where 6 percent reside.

Silf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Silf has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Silf surname contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silfe897/
Szilf896/
Shilf892/
Slf864/
Schilf80633/
Self7536,179/
Silb7516/
Slef758/
Slfe756/
Zilf752/
Slfs752/
Jslf751/
Jilf751/
Slfh751/
Slff751/
Sjlf751/
Silw751/
Gilf751/
Schilff7335/
Schielf732/
Schilpf730/
Selfe671,720/
Szylf6741/
Selff6738/
Chilf6716/
Zilfe676/
Selfs675/
Selft675/
Shelf672/
Sleff672/
Sellf672/
Cilff672/
Gilfe672/
Xijlf671/
Zillf671/
Scelf671/
Schillff671/
Silph671/
Szilb671/
Szelf671/
Gillf671/
Saelf671/
Shlvf671/
Slfsj671/
Zilfë671/
Hslfp671/
Schlf670/
Sclef670/

Silf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silf in the Russian language
Сильфsilf-

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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 Silf
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