Silje Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Silje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Šilje (46) are calculated separately.
Silje (12,672) may also be a first name.
Silje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Silje is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Šilje. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silje? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Silje live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in Scandinavia. Silje is also the 52,195th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 12,672 people.
This last name is most frequent in Denmark, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,822,358. In Denmark Silje is most frequent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 50 percent live and North Denmark Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Denmark this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 20 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Silje
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