Silis Surname

168,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Silis Surname User-submission:

The surname Silis or Sīlis (original spelling) means 'Jay' in Latvian. This is a reference to the Jay bird species, the most common of which species in the area being identified as the European Jay. The change in spelling can be traced back to World War 2, where many Latvians fled the country from the Russian offensive as refugees, primarily towards USA, Canada, and Australia.

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Silis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8561:423,43336,646
Mexico8191:151,5584,665
Latvia3231:6,347877
Israel841:101,87711,676
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
El Salvador701:90,6271,579
Turkey411:1,898,08367,283
Haiti381:281,1559,538
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Australia291:930,88655,860
England261:2,143,00282,017
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Greece151:738,65380,079
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Sīlis (14) are calculated separately.

Silis (717) may also be a first name.

Silis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Silis or Sīlis (original spelling) means 'Jay' in Latvian. This is a reference to the Jay bird species, the most common of which species in the area being identified as the European Jay. The change in spelling can be traced back to World War 2, where many Latvians fled the country from the Russian offensive as refugees, primarily towards USA, Canada, and Australia. Additionally under Russian occupation roughly half the local population of Latvia was sent off to Siberia, most of these families starved but the ones that survived passed on their names, Sīlis included. The change in spelling was a translation that simply rid the accent to better fit English standards. However this also resulted in a change in technical pronunciation.

- australianjay

Silis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silis (Hindi: सीलिसा, Marathi: सीिलस, Russian: Силис) occurs most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms: Sīlis. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 168,291st most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,837,829 people. The last name Silis is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Silis live; 62 percent live in North America and 32 percent live in Hispano-North America. Silis is also the 308,274th most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 717 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 856 people, or 1 in 423,433. In The United States Silis is most common in: Nevada, where 78 percent live, California, where 3 percent live and Georgia, where 2 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 45 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 32 percent live and Latvia, where 13 percent live.

Silis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Silis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Silis last name rose 9,511 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Silis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Silis surname are 3.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.76% registered with the party.

The amount Silis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.65% more than the national average, earning $43,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.59% more than the national average, earning $55,940 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sīlis9314/
Silies91464/
Seilis91114/
Sailis91101/
Soilis91101/
Sielis9144/
Silais9125/
Sihlis9116/
Shilis918/
Silios917/
Sislis917/
Siluis916/
Szilis915/
Silois913/
Silish912/
Sili8910,080/
Schilis8393/
Sciolis8351/
Shillis8335/
Shailis8321/
Soillis8311/
Shilish838/
Sailais836/
Shielis834/
Seiliss833/
Suilise833/
Sileise832/
Sailois831/
Scoilis831/
Sitllis831/
Silisse831/
Szielis831/
Siliesh831/
Siloise831/
Scailis830/
Siles8035,685/
Saili806,911/
Shili805,859/
Selis803,784/
Szili803,475/
Gilis803,049/
Siloi801,856/
Silio801,629/
Silia801,463/
Silie801,010/
Silei80751/
Silit80606/
Silip80587/
Silai80581/
Sitli80496/
Sieli80482/
Silih80303/
Silic80273/
Cilis80247/
Jilis80199/
Silič80179/
Zilis80115/
Siliğ80110/
Soili8097/
Silhi8087/
Siliy8086/
Suili8074/
Seili8067/
Sylis8041/
Silgi8037/
Sisli8020/
Siliz8014/
Xilis8011/
Sihli807/
Silii805/
Silië805/
Siğli805/
Sélis804/
Scili803/
Silys803/
Silid802/
Žilis802/
Silyi802/
Silij801/
Silix801/
Silès801/
Silés801/
Siliç801/
Silui801/
Çilis801/
Sielisch7746/
Silitsch773/
Shailish772/
Shilaise772/
Sailaise771/
Shileise771/
Schilies771/
Szeilies771/
Shilliss770/
Silesh737,253/
Sailes734,983/
Silich732,983/
Gielis732,100/
Shaili731,160/
Shiles73366/
Shoili73364/
Sisles73333/
Sailia73199/
Zislis73174/
Scilio73162/
Soiles73160/
Selios73131/
Ceslis73130/
Sielei73128/
Shiloi73123/
Selgis7390/
Selise7387/
Chilis7385/
Seiles7384/
Sailio7377/
Shilli7376/
Szeili7376/
Shilai7369/
Sileus7364/
Gilois7361/
Silets7359/
Silicz7356/
Sailiy7356/
Gitlis7355/
Siloys7347/
Zilist7347/
Silice7346/
Jailis7345/
Siliai7345/
Jeslis7340/
Schili7338/
Zilios7336/
Sceili7334/
Seelis7333/
Shilei7333/
Soilio7333/
Silipp7332/
Sailei7332/
Szelis7329/
Selist7329/
Silysh7327/
Siless7326/
Gilais7325/
Silait7323/
Jilish7322/
Zhilis7320/
Selais7320/
Seylis7319/
Sieles7318/
Shilgi7316/
Seilie7316/
Silihe7316/
Soilih7315/
Sailai7315/
Shieli7314/
Juilis7313/
Seslis7313/
Szaili7313/
Shilia7311/
Sailli7310/
Suiles7310/
Selois7310/
Siliea7310/
Sailie739/
Shuili738/
Shelis738/
Cuilis738/
Sielie738/
Shilui737/
Zielis736/
Shilio736/
Silajs736/
Sejlis736/
Sciles735/
Shitli735/
Siliui735/
Saaili735/
Scilia735/
Zailis735/
Siglie735/
Zoilis735/
Sailih735/
Suiloi735/
Szilit734/
Sitles734/
Szhili734/
Silese734/
Shilii734/
Sitlai734/
Silági734/
Seluis734/
Zeilis734/
Ciluis734/
Soilhi734/
Sielys734/
Suihli733/
Shilie733/
Cilios733/
Siluid733/
Silije733/
Selish732/
Sailit732/
Shhili732/
Sealis732/
Sehlis732/
Seilia732/
Saylis732/
Soilie732/
Sislid732/
Silaia732/
Soiliz732/
Sailyi732/
Sihlai732/
Silaid732/
Sheili731/
Sailij731/
Sailoi731/
Sailui731/
Silaiy731/
Sileas731/
Silest731/
Shihli731/
Seliss731/
Suilia731/
Suilit731/
Gileis731/
Selies731/
Saihli731/
Cilois731/
Zileis731/
Sélios731/
Hsoili731/
Ziluis731/
Šillis731/
Zsilai731/
Zsilip731/
Soilia731/
Soiloi731/
Suilic731/
Suilie731/
Shilhi731/
Shilid731/
Siliaa731/
Silejs731/
Soylis731/
Saitli731/
Szilai731/
Szilia731/
Sélois731/
Tjilis731/
Gilise731/
Cilijs731/
Cilise731/
Ceilis731/
S'Hili731/
Silaai731/
Sielit731/
Seëlis731/
Seleis731/
Sailhi731/
Silieh731/
Silaih731/
Suilih731/
Joilis731/
Hsaili731/
Sylois730/
Seilix730/
Gislis730/
Soilisová713/
Shailaish711/
Soilisova711/
Sileitsch711/
Sila6751,387/
Seli675,345/
Sile674,595/
Sileshe673,405/
Cili672,890/
Zili671,832/
Çili671,030/
Shilets67503/
Sily67412/
Sailesh67348/
Seleise67325/
Shailes67309/
Šili67277/
Caillis67213/
Zilisch67210/
Syli67181/
Sjailiz67166/
Shellis67163/
Shaitli67159/
Gilhuis67158/
Shelist67154/
Seiglie67144/
Seilles67109/
Sailess67105/
Scheili67100/
Shilesh6799/
Seloise6799/
Sheiles6786/
Schilit6783/
Seiliez6776/
Gielish6776/
Geslois6774/
Szeitli6757/
Seitlli6751/
Sayliss6749/
Seitles6749/
Chailis6746/
Schiles6745/
Selitse6744/
Schieli6743/
Sitelli6743/
Szelies6742/
Shileds6742/
Sisilli6742/
Saillio6741/
Sailles6741/
Suilice6739/
Seilhes6738/
Silitch6734/
Zeiliss6730/
Silj6730/
Xili6724/
Gilisse6723/
Shailei6721/
Shillie6720/
Selisch6720/
Selishe6720/
Shilich6718/
Schilio6717/
Shieles6715/
Sailiai6715/
Sealise6715/
Seilesh6713/
Silaich6713/
Zeileis6712/
Sicilli6712/
Seitlei6712/
Setliss6711/
Shillit679/
Silaggi679/
Sahaili679/
Sciliey678/
Shailia677/
Sisliay677/
Cheslis676/
Zeitlis676/
Cilishe676/
Schelis675/
Shileid675/
Silá675/
Soilice675/
Saggili674/
Szelist674/
Silé674/
Cheilis674/
Siletse674/
Chilise674/
Saillys674/
Sheilia673/
Schitli673/
Sheilei673/
Shilait672/
Shailit672/
Scelise672/
Selisse672/
Schilic672/
Seillès672/
Cesilli672/
Sahylis671/
Sailaia671/
Sailesj671/
Jaitlis671/
Jailois671/
Hsiehli671/
Gileish671/
Gitllis671/
Zielish671/
Sciolio671/
Siselli671/
Sithlei671/
Sohieli671/
Sileesh671/
Sieglie671/
Shihles671/
Shilaij671/
Shilishova671/
Shillip671/
Shilliy671/
Shieliy671/
Shelies671/
Shelise671/
Shelish671/
Sheliss671/
Sealish671/
Seallis671/
Shaijli671/
Szilest671/
Szailai671/
Schilie671/
Shilese671/
Soihlia671/
Seilhès671/
Gilisch671/
Sitlait671/
Shillih671/
Shoiloi671/
Silooij671/
Szaitli671/
Szielie671/
Szilági671/
Szylist671/
Sîli671/
Cilisse671/
Sheilhi671/
Shuilai671/
Sielesh671/
Saihlie671/
Seilysh671/
Schisli671/
Siaylys671/
Sheilli671/
Shihlai671/
Scoiles670/
Scailes670/
Shilice670/
Sittles670/
Sjieles670/
Seilich670/
Chiliss670/
Shitles670/
Sihless670/
Gieliss670/

Silis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silis in the Hindi language
सीलिसाsilisa-
Silis in the Marathi language
सीिलसsiilasa-
Silis in the Russian language
Силисsilis-

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