Silins Surname

166,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Silins Surname User-submission:

The Silins surname means a 'pine forest' in Latvian. It comes from a tradition, where pre-surnames people would be associated with the homestead they belong to. And most were named after features near by and adding the diminutive ending in plural to the word.

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Silins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia2,1641:94766
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
Australia1021:264,66424,097
England581:960,65648,451
Canada491:751,95159,756
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Norway71:734,61250,907
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Silinš (27), Siliņs (1), Siliņš (4) & Šiļins (1) are calculated separately.

Silins Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Silins surname means a 'pine forest' in Latvian. It comes from a tradition, where pre-surnames people would be associated with the homestead they belong to. And most were named after features near by and adding the diminutive ending in plural to the word. A homestead near a pine forest (sils) is called siliņi.

When surnames were given to the simple people they as a family would be known as Siliņi, same as the homestead. And in Latvian there are 2 grammatical genders, so the ending would be changed accordingly. Siliņa for women, Siliņš for men.

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Silins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silins (Russian: Силинс) is more frequently found in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Silinš, Siliņs, Siliņš or Šiļins. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silins? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 166,113th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,796,449 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Silins live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Latvia, where it is carried by 2,164 people, or 1 in 947. In Latvia it is primarily concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 50 percent reside, Semigallia, where 23 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 11 percent reside. Not including Latvia Silins occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Silins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Silins last name are 17.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.97% registered with the party.

The amount Silins earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 28.83% more than the national average, earning $55,589 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.47% more than the national average, earning $62,337 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silinš9427/
Siliņs941/
Silinsh9269/
Sailins921/
Silgins920/
Siliņš894/
Šiļins891/
Silinsch868/
Shillins861/
Sailinns861/
Selins8333/
Zilins8325/
Silens8318/
Cilins838/
Gilins832/
Žilins831/
Silims831/
Shillinss801/
Zielins7730/
Sielens7727/
Zeilins7713/
Silense7713/
Gitlins777/
Sailens774/
Selinse774/
Gilijns773/
Zislins772/
Silinze771/
Shilens771/
Silince770/
Scelins770/
Slens731/
Schilens71112/
Shillens718/
Ceitlins713/
Schelins712/
Schilinz711/
Shilense711/
Saillens711/
Zeitlins711/
Shellins710/
Seuliens710/
Caillins710/
Seallins710/
Celins67137/
Selens6768/
Gilens6720/
Zelins6718/
Shlens6717/
Jelins6715/
Selims6713/
Selinz679/
Gelins677/
Zilens673/
Shilenshe671/
Gilinç671/
Gilims671/
Silems670/

Silins Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silins in the Russian language
Силинсsilins-

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