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

Silk (Hindi: सिल्क, Oriya: ସିଲକ, Russian: Силк) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Silk.

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

Silk is the 49,855^th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 707,048 people. The last name is primarily found 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 prevalent first name on earth, borne by 567 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 4,094 people, or 1 in 88,534. In The United States Silk is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States Silk occurs in 88 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Silk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Silk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held 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 adherence of those carrying the Silk surname is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

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