Siljak Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Siljak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siljak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia821:329,21628,102
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Bosnia and Herzegovina241:147,3509,891
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Serbia71:1,020,70729,076
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Šiljak (1,143) are calculated separately.

Siljak (370) may also be a first name.

Siljak Last Name Facts

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

Siljak is most common in Australia. It may appear in the variant forms: Šiljak. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Siljak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,098,270th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. Siljak is mostly found in Oceania, where 37 percent of Siljak reside; 37 percent reside in Australasia and 37 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 451,716th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 370 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Australia, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 329,216. In Australia Siljak is most numerous in: New South Wales, where 85 percent reside and Australian Capital Territory, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Australia Siljak exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Siljak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Siljak surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Siljak earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.15% less than the national average, earning $40,494 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.55% less than the national average, earning $47,421 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šiljak941,143/
Siljaks921/
Sieljaks865/
Seljak83638/
Žiljak83159/
Siljac8337/
Ziljak8313/
Ciljak833/
Silcak830/
Sieljacks8020/
Silljacks800/
Szeljak7744/
Seljack772/
Zsilják771/
Cilijak771/
Szeljack7114/
Silchack711/
Zeljak67339/
Celjak67176/
Selçak6737/
Šiljac6729/
Žiljaková6713/
Silcok675/
Selzak675/
Ciljakova674/
Seljakova671/
Ziljakova671/
Jiljac671/
Schilcack670/

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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 Siljak
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