Silkey Surname

509,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Silkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6061:598,11748,731
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Silkey (33) may also be a first name.

Silkey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silkey (Hindi: सिल्की) is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silkey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 509,082nd most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 11,333,664 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Silkey are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 33 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 606 people, or 1 in 598,117. In The United States Silkey is most prevalent in: Oklahoma, where 16 percent live, Minnesota, where 12 percent live and Missouri, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Silkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Silkey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Silkey surname expanded 1,683 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Silkey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Silkey surname are 15.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.42% being registered to vote for the party.

Silkey earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.58% less than the national average, earning $42,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shilkey9222/
Silkeyh921/
Silkeyi921/
Scilkey920/
Silke911,735/
Silky91145/
Slkey911/
Schilkey8656/
Scilkeyi861/
Gilkey834,733/
Shilke83324/
Silkes83145/
Silkie8395/
Zilkey8371/
Sielke8359/
Selkey8355/
Szilke8345/
Sillke8318/
Sielky8317/
Silkeh8311/
Silkei8311/
Silkee837/
Slekey837/
Jilkey831/
Cilkey831/
Shilky831/
Silkeu831/
Silkye831/
Sihlky830/
Silkae830/
Suilky830/
Silcey830/
Slke800/
Schilke772,911/
Shelkey77332/
Silkett77138/
Sielker7797/
Silkeit7737/
Gillkey774/
Sillker772/
Gilkeys771/
Schilky771/
Scielke771/
Sielkie771/
Silkech771/
Shilkie770/
Gilkeey770/
Silkets770/
Selke734,168/
Zilke731,125/
Silka731,014/
Gilke73480/
Jilke73234/
Slåke7391/
Cilke7380/
Silki7367/
Selky7363/
Sylke7352/
Shlke7327/
Sälke7324/
Silce7323/
Gilky737/
Sleky734/
Sleke733/
Jilky732/
Sylky732/
Clkey731/
Zilky731/
Slkes731/
Schielke712,377/
Schillke7178/
Schilkie7146/
Schillky719/
Schilcke718/
Schilker710/
Schilkee710/
Shelke67206,643/
Zielke6713,287/
Sellke67485/
Söhlke67394/
Shilka67269/
Zsilka67211/
Sehlke67206/
Zilkie67192/
Seelke67187/
Cilkez67136/
Selkee67122/
Szylke67108/
Selcke67101/
Sielka6761/
Žilkay6759/
Gilkay6746/
Sälker6746/
Sölker6743/
Soelke6735/
Shylke6732/
Szelke6731/
Zihlke6729/
Selkoe6725/
Suelke6725/
Selkeh6725/
Seulke6720/
Slekys6719/
Shilki6719/
Zilkay6718/
Selkhy6717/
Selkie6716/
Silkhi6715/
Shleke6714/
Szölke6714/
Slekes6713/
Zillke6713/
Sülker6713/
Silkka6712/
Jilkes6711/
Szilka679/
Schlke678/
Silkou677/
Çilker676/
Selkae674/
Shelky674/
Selkye674/
Sylkys674/
Selkhe673/
Sielki673/
Zilkei673/
Slecke672/
Gilkuy672/
Jilkhe672/
Saelke671/
Gelkey671/
Sjelke671/
Slkkay671/
Shslke671/
Silkii671/
Shllke671/
Selkiy671/
Sshlke671/
Selkei671/
Süllke671/
Sylkay671/
Gilkoy671/
Djilke671/
Jelkey671/
Scelke671/
Silcoy670/
Sclcke670/
Silcoe670/
Jilket670/
Gilkiy670/
Zuilke670/
Scheelkey670/

Silkey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silkey in the Hindi language
सिल्कीsilki66.67
शिल्कीsilki33.33

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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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  • 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 Silkey
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