Silka Surname

357,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,014 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Silka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2311:1,569,086105,843
Russia1881:766,61263,669
Poland1071:355,22239,815
Argentina1061:403,24030,872
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Kosovo531:35,1303,302
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
India461:16,675,334263,471
Belarus281:339,32436,540
Latvia261:78,84811,595
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
France161:4,151,420237,746
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Şilka (21) are calculated separately.

Silka (2,491) may also be a first name.

Silka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silka (Hindi: सिल्का, Oriya: ସିା, Russian: Силка) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Şilka. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Silka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 357,784th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 7,186,929 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Silka reside; 26 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 23 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Silka is also the 147,913th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 2,491 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 231 people, or 1 in 1,569,086. In The United States Silka is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 25 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 19 percent live and Poland, where 11 percent live.

Silka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Silka has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,540 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Silka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Silka surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 42.86% being registered with the political party.

Silka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.06% more than the national average, earning $48,352 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şilka9321/
Shilka91269/
Zsilka91211/
Sielka9161/
Silkka9112/
Szilka919/
Slka893/
Schilka8362/
Silkaah832/
Shilkha831/
Sylka802,922/
Selka802,115/
Silke801,735/
Silko801,702/
Zilka801,648/
Žilka801,198/
Jilka801,092/
Gilka80659/
Silca80156/
Silky80145/
Cilka80112/
Silki8067/
Silkó8012/
Shlka804/
Çilka803/
Sleka802/
Slkas801/
Schielka7720/
Shilko732,343/
Silkey73643/
Shilke73324/
Szelka73271/
Zilkha73228/
Sylkaj73195/
Zhilka73156/
Szylka73155/
Silkes73145/
Zielka73145/
Shelka73139/
Silkie7395/
Çilkaş7382/
Sielke7359/
Žilkay7359/
Gilkay7346/
Szilke7345/
Zsilkó7339/
Silcau7338/
Shylka7333/
Sellka7320/
Gielka7320/
Shilki7319/
Sillke7318/
Zilkay7318/
Sielky7317/
Slekas7316/
Silkhi7315/
Ssylka7313/
Silkeh7311/
Silkei7311/
Zsilko738/
Silkou737/
Silkee737/
Selkha734/
Silcas734/
Cilkad734/
Silkko734/
Schlka733/
Sielki733/
Soelka733/
Sillca733/
Zillka733/
Silkop733/
Slkkay731/
Silkii731/
Silkoo731/
Shilky731/
Slekaa731/
Silkeu731/
Sielca731/
Sielko731/
Szilko731/
Sylkay731/
Djilka731/
Silcap731/
Gilkau731/
Zilkai731/
Selkah731/
Slkhai731/
Gilkat731/
Sihlky730/
Suilky730/
Suelka730/
Slekau730/
Schilke672,911/
Çilkaya67492/
Soelkah67163/
Silkett67138/
Sielker6797/
Selkaya6743/
Silkeit6737/
Silkiss6734/
Zielkas6724/
Shilkey6722/
Chilkaa6718/
Zilkhha6715/
Jlka678/
Schilko677/
Clka676/
Schilki675/
Selkahe674/
Slqa674/
Silkhot674/
Slca673/
Shelkha672/
Sillker672/
Schelka671/
Chilcka671/
Chilkad671/
Chilkka671/
Schilky671/
Scielke671/
Silkeyh671/
Silkott671/
Sielkie671/
Shelkay671/
Szlecka671/
Cilkaya671/
Sillcca671/
Selkcay671/
Silkech671/
Shllkau671/
Sielcap670/
Silkith670/
Zlka670/
Scilkey670/
Silkets670/

Silka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silka in the Hindi language
सिल्काsilka70
सिलकाsilaka20
सिलकादेवीsilakadevi10
Silka in the Oriya language
ସିାsia28.57
ସିଲ୍କାsilka28.57
ସିଲକାsilaka14.29
ସିଲ୍କsilka7.14
ଶିଲିକାsilika7.14
ଜିଲାକାରାjilakara7.14
ଚିଲିକାcilika7.14
Silka in the Russian language
Силкаsilka-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Silka
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