Silkan Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Silkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Şilkan (1) are calculated separately.

Silkan (124) may also be a first name.

Silkan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silkan (Hindi: सिलकन, Marathi: िसलकन, Russian: Силкан) is found most frequently in Russia. It can also be found as a variant: Şilkan. For other potential spellings of Silkan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silkan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Silkan is the 2,909,720th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Silkan reside; 33 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 33 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 836,439th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 124 people.

The surname Silkan is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 9,608,204. In Russia Silkan is primarily concentrated in: Moscow Oblast, where 93 percent are found and Moscow, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Russia Silkan exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 31 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şilkan941/
Silkane92139/
Silkhan9243/
Silkand922/
Silkann920/
Slkan911/
Shilkane861/
Silcan83447/
Selkan8366/
Slekan8310/
Sylkan8310/
Zilkan837/
Silkon832/
Selkane77721/
Soelkan7766/
Suelkan7718/
Gilkain7711/
Slekahn7711/
Sylkane774/
Selkhan774/
Silcane773/
Silkoon772/
Silkāne772/
Dzilkan771/
Silkone771/
Jilkhan771/
Silkhanova754/
Slcan731/
Selkhane71254/
Shlekain716/
Schilcan711/
Schelkan711/
Selcan67313/
Celkan67216/
Cilcan67111/
Selkon6740/
Gilcan6721/
Jelkan6720/
Jlekan6719/
Zelkan6718/
Zilcan6717/
Shchelkan6713/
Gilkam679/
Silcon676/
Sülcan673/
Jilcan673/
Zlkhan672/
Selkanova671/
Shelkhane671/
Gelkan671/
Jlkhan671/
Çilcan671/
Clekan671/

Silkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silkan in the Marathi language
िसलकनisalakana-
Silkan in the Hindi language
सिलकनsilakana50
सिल्कनsilkana37.5
सिलकऩsilakana12.5
Silkan in the Russian language
Силканsilkan-

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