Silkans Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Silkans Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 104 | 1:19,712 | 2,976 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Silkans Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silkans Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Silkans (Russian: Силканс) occurs more in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Silkans? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,727,723rd most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. Silkans occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Silkans live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Baltic Europe.
Silkans is most numerous in Latvia, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 19,712. In Latvia Silkans is most numerous in: Riga Planning Region, where 79 percent reside, Latgale, where 18 percent reside and Semigallia, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Latvia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silkanus | 93 | 1 | / |
| Silkens | 86 | 371 | / |
| Silkins | 86 | 20 | / |
| Silikansie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Silkinis | 80 | 19 | / |
| Silkunas | 80 | 11 | / |
| Silkonis | 80 | 7 | / |
| Silkenäs | 80 | 5 | / |
| Silkinas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Silkenas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sillekens | 75 | 345 | / |
| Salokanas | 75 | 27 | / |
| Sillikens | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saulkains | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zilkens | 71 | 144 | / |
| Salkins | 71 | 56 | / |
| Salokannas | 71 | 44 | / |
| Zilkins | 71 | 22 | / |
| Silokunnas | 71 | 18 | / |
| Selkins | 71 | 9 | / |
| Selknæs | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sulgans | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zalkans | 71 | 2 | / |
| Šilkins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Šilkinis | 67 | 50 | / |
| Zillkens | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sahlukaniso | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sehlukaniso | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shelkons | 67 | 5 | / |
| Silconas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Salkinas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Šilkūnas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zielkens | 67 | 2 | / |
| Šilkonis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cilikins | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sahlakaniso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zulkanis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sohlukaniso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sohlakanisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silicons | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cilganis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scelkins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salikins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salkonis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šilkunas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zilikens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selkines | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salokens | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sawlkins | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zelcans | 57 | 5 | / |
| Celcans | 57 | 2 | / |
| Gilcanche | 50 | 1 | / |
Silkans Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silkans in the Russian language | ||
| Силканс | silkans | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Silkans
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