Silkenäs Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Silkenäs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Silkenäs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silkenäs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Silkenäs is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Silkenäs click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silkenäs? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Silkenäs are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname Silkenäs is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,461,689. In Sweden Silkenäs is mostly concentrated in: Kronoberg County, where 75 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 25 percent reside. Barring Sweden it is found in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Silkenäs
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