Silka Surname
Approximately 1,014 people bear this surname
Silka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 231 | 1:1,569,086 | 105,843 |
| Russia | 188 | 1:766,612 | 63,669 |
| Poland | 107 | 1:355,222 | 39,815 |
| Argentina | 106 | 1:403,240 | 30,872 |
| Brazil | 67 | 1:3,195,139 | 92,032 |
| Kosovo | 53 | 1:35,130 | 3,302 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| Belarus | 28 | 1:339,324 | 36,540 |
| Latvia | 26 | 1:78,848 | 11,595 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Şilka (21) are calculated separately.
Silka (2,491) may also be a first name.
Silka Demographics
Silka Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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
Silka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silka in the Hindi language | ||
| सिल्का | silka | 70 |
| सिलका | silaka | 20 |
| सिलकादेवी | silakadevi | 10 |
| Silka in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିା | sia | 28.57 |
| ସିଲ୍କା | silka | 28.57 |
| ସିଲକା | silaka | 14.29 |
| ସିଲ୍କ | silka | 7.14 |
| ଶିଲିକା | silika | 7.14 |
| ଜିଲାକାରା | jilakara | 7.14 |
| ଚିଲିକା | cilika | 7.14 |
| Silka in the Russian language | ||
| Силка | silka | - |
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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 Silka
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