Silkas Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Silkas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silkas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Silkas Last Name Facts

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

Silkas has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silkas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Silkas is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Silkas are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 75 percent live and North West, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live.

Silkas Last Name Statistics demography

Silkas earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 1107.08% more than the national average, earning R 2,868,470 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shilkas921/
Slkas911/
Slekas8316/
Silcas834/
Gilkas832/
Zielkas7724/
Zilkaats711/
Zelkas67112/
Çilkaş6782/
Selkos6727/
Šlekas674/
Gilkos673/
Gelkas671/
Zilcas671/
Silcos671/
Silkox670/
Silcax670/
Cilkose6225/
Silcose627/
Gilcash627/
Zelkash624/
Zellkas622/
Sillcos621/
Gilkeys621/
Silkcox620/
Silcoxs620/
Gillcash57140/
Shelkous5722/
Silkotch5716/
Zelkashe571/
Silcox505,163/
Celkos5014/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Silkas
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis