Silker Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Silker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
England871:640,43737,483
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Silker (22) may also be a first name.

Silker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silker is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Silker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 857,026th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. The last name Silker occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Silker are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Silker is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 22 people.

The surname Silker is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 1,821,402. In The United States Silker is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 35 percent are found, Iowa, where 12 percent are found and Missouri, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States Silker exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Silker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Silker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Silker last name rose 642 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 4,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Silker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Silker are 33.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80.49% being registered to vote for the party.

Silker earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.91% less than the national average, earning $40,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sielker9297/
Shilker9225/
Sillker922/
Shiolker861/
Schilker860/
Selker83785/
Gilker83462/
Zilker83330/
Cilker8371/
Sälker8346/
Sölker8343/
Silcer8316/
Sleker8315/
Sülker8313/
Çilker836/
Jilker831/
Schielker802/
Silcher77246/
Silkjær7788/
Shelker7746/
Sellker777/
Selåker775/
Jillker774/
Shylker773/
Soelker772/
Gilkert771/
Slckert771/
Silkair771/
Szilcer771/
Suelker771/
Slecker770/
Silkirt770/
Slkyr731/
Schelker71601/
Schleker71156/
Shlekher719/
Gillåker715/
Shlekker713/
Gilckert712/
Schlecker67788/
Selcer67372/
Gelker67124/
Zelker6764/
Zylker6740/
Jelker6711/
Schelcker679/
Cleker672/
Zilcer671/
Chillkeer671/
Jülker671/
Celker670/
Schuelker670/

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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 Silker
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