Silkie Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Silkie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silkie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Silkie (46) may also be a first name.

Silkie Last Name Facts

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

Silkie is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silkie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,907,068th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Silkie are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Silkie is also the 1,484,914th most commonly held first name globally, held by 46 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States Silkie is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 40 percent are found, Florida, where 21 percent are found and California, where 17 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 35 percent are found and Jamaica, where 7 percent are found.

Silkie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Silkie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Silkie surname grew 1,733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Silkie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Silkie last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Silkie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $45,326 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.15% less than the national average, earning $49,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sielkie921/
Shilkie920/
Silke911,735/
Silki9167/
Schilkie8646/
Silkey83643/
Shilke83324/
Zilkie83192/
Silkes83145/
Gilkie83125/
Sielke8359/
Szilke8345/
Shilki8319/
Sillke8318/
Selkie8316/
Silkhi8315/
Silkeh8311/
Silkei8311/
Silkee837/
Sielki833/
Silkii831/
Silkeu831/
Silkye831/
Silkae830/
Slki8011/
Slke800/
Schilke772,911/
Silkett77138/
Sielker7797/
Slehkie7740/
Silkeit7737/
Zielkie7736/
Silkiss7734/
Shelkie7726/
Shilkey7722/
Schilki775/
Sillker772/
Scielke771/
Silkeyh771/
Silkeyi771/
Silkech771/
Scelkie770/
Gillkie770/
Silkith770/
Sleckie770/
Scilkey770/
Silkets770/
Selke734,168/
Zilke731,125/
Silka731,014/
Selki731,010/
Gilke73480/
Jilke73234/
Silky73145/
Slåke7391/
Cilke7380/
Sylke7352/
Zilki7345/
Çilki7339/
Shlke7327/
Sälke7324/
Silce7323/
Gilki736/
Jilki735/
Sleki734/
Sleke733/
Slkes731/
Cilki731/
Slkey731/
Slkhi731/
Schielke712,377/
Schillke7178/
Schilkey7156/
Schilcke718/
Schlekie713/
Scilkeyi711/
Schielki711/
Schilker710/
Schilkee710/
Shelke67206,643/
Zielke6713,287/
Gilkey674,733/
Sellke67485/
Söhlke67394/
Çilkiz67235/
Zsilka67211/
Sehlke67206/
Seelke67187/
Cilkez67136/
Selkee67122/
Szylke67108/
Selcke67101/
Shelki6780/
Zilkey6771/
Sielka6761/
Selkey6755/
Slekis6753/
Sälker6746/
Sölker6743/
Soelke6735/
Shylke6732/
Szelke6731/
Zihlke6729/
Selkoe6725/
Suelke6725/
Selkeh6725/
Seulke6720/
Sielky6717/
Gelkie6716/
Shleke6714/
Szölke6714/
Cylkie6714/
Slekes6713/
Zillke6713/
Sülker6713/
Silkka6712/
Jilkes6711/
Jelkie679/
Szilka679/
Schlke678/
Silkou677/
Slekey677/
Schlekies677/
Çilker676/
Selkae674/
Selkhi674/
Selkye674/
Seulki674/
Silchi674/
Selkhe673/
Zielki673/
Zilkei673/
Slecke672/
Jilkhe672/
Saelke671/
Saelki671/
Jilkey671/
Cilkey671/
Dzilki671/
Gilkui671/
Zhilki671/
Zilkit671/
Sjelke671/
Shslke671/
Shilky671/
Shlkhi671/
Shllke671/
Selkiy671/
Seelki671/
Sshlke671/
Zilkhi671/
Zilkiç671/
Slecki671/
Selkei671/
Selcki671/
Süllke671/
Gilhki671/
Djilke671/
Djilki671/
Zilkai671/
Scelke671/
Slkhai671/
Schuelkie670/
Sihlky670/
Suilky670/
Sclcke670/
Silcey670/
Silcoe670/
Jilket670/
Gilkiy670/
Zuilke670/

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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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  • 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 Silkie
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