Where Does The Last Name Silk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Silk (Hindi: सिल्क, Oriya: ସିଲକ, Russian: Силк) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Silk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 49,855^th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 707,048 people. The surname Silk occurs mostly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Silk reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 352,372^nd most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 567 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 4,094 people, or 1 in 88,534. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 11 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 88 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Silk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Silk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Silk surname expanded 524 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 568 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 369 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Silk Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Silk last name is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States Silk are 2.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.82% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Silk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.78% less than the national average, earning 298,397 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 139.79% more than the national average, earning R 569,844 per year; in United States they earn 11.62% more than the national average, earning $48,164 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.18% more than the national average, earning $53,251 CAD per year.