Silj Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Silj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Šilj (594) are calculated separately.

Silj (10) may also be a first name.

Silj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silj occurs in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Šilj. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silj? popularity and diffusion

The surname Silj is the 3,602,217th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. Silj occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Silj are found; 53 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 53 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 10 people.

Silj is most frequent in Italy, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 3,822,293. In Italy Silj is primarily concentrated in: Lazio, where 88 percent reside and Piedmont, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Italy it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Silj Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Silj earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 25.82% more than the national average, earning €37,785 per year and in Canada they earn 10.53% less than the national average, earning $44,452 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šilj92594/
Silaj89322/
Siloj8958/
Silje8910/
Siluj895/
Szilj892/
Silij891/
Soilj891/
Sillj891/
Silaja80348/
Szilaj80167/
Sailaj80104/
Shiloj8034/
Sailej809/
Silajs806/
Silije803/
Shailj802/
Sailij801/
Sailuj801/
Schilj801/
Shilaj801/
Silejs801/
Sila7551,387/
Sili7510,080/
Sile754,595/
Sily75412/
Silc7587/
Selj7533/
Silá755/
Silé754/
Sälj753/
Cilj751/
Jilj751/
Sailaja735,617/
Shilaja73258/
Shailaj7354/
Shailej734/
Seilaja733/
Sailesj731/
Silaaja731/
Shilaij731/
Silooij731/
Shila6763,875/
Siles6735,685/
Xiloj6715,624/
Siler6711,748/
Saila6710,432/
Siele679,270/
Saili676,911/
Shili675,859/
Saile675,269/
Shailaja674,426/
Szili673,475/
Silay672,863/
Sylaj672,731/
Silaa672,585/
Silis672,568/
Soila672,257/
Siloi671,856/
Suila671,639/
Silio671,629/
Shile671,610/
Silia671,463/
Gilje671,440/
Soile671,143/
Silea671,057/
Silie671,010/
Siley67976/
Seile67917/
Silei67751/
Silit67606/
Silip67587/
Sileu67584/
Silai67581/
Siloy67555/
Siela67522/
Sitli67496/
Sieli67482/
Saily67477/
Sileh67464/
Selaj67427/
Silge67314/
Gilaj67308/
Silih67303/
Seila67268/
Szily67245/
Selje67210/
Silez67184/
Silet67149/
Silyo67137/
Siely67124/
Çilaj67110/
Siliğ67110/
Soili6797/
Silhi6787/
Siliy6786/
Sihle6778/
Suili6774/
Silya6773/
Sisle6771/
Silhy6770/
Seili6767/
Selij6767/
Šilje6746/
Silajová6746/
Silep6742/
Silch6739/
Silgi6737/
Suile6729/
Žilje6728/
Siloa6724/
Sitle6721/
Sisli6720/
Suily6718/
Seloj6717/
Silee6717/
Giloj6716/
Jilej6715/
Sielc6715/
Siliz6714/
Szila6714/
Siled6712/
Sihly6712/
Ssila6711/
Shily679/
Soily679/
Seljh679/
Selej679/
Seily678/
Sheilaja678/
Sihli677/
Szile677/
Sileš676/
Silii675/
Silië675/
Siğli675/
Ssailaja674/
Seluj674/
Siluy674/
Sailă674/
Cilaj674/
Sihla673/
Silyy673/
Gilij673/
Scili673/
Shelj672/
Jilje672/
Scile672/
Silid672/
Seilá672/
Silhe672/
Siljehed672/
Zilaj672/
Szilc672/
Seilé672/
Silyi672/
Saailaja671/
Hsile671/
Ciloj671/
Scila671/
Siléa671/
Jilaj671/
Zilje671/
Xilaj671/
Silès671/
Silés671/
Siléy671/
Siliç671/
Sileş671/
Silui671/
Hsila671/
Seljx671/
Sylej671/

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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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  • 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 Silj
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