Silkin Surname
Approximately 5,921 people bear this surname
Silkin Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Cecil,' from the nick. Sill or Sil, and diminutive Silkin; v. Silcock.
John Silkyn, 1531, Tattenhall, Cheshire,: Earwaker's East Cheshire.
Silkin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 4,902 | 1:29,401 | 4,054 |
| Belarus | 392 | 1:24,237 | 4,125 |
| Turkey | 271 | 1:287,164 | 19,044 |
| Kazakhstan | 69 | 1:256,268 | 22,420 |
| United States | 53 | 1:6,838,848 | 318,712 |
| Uzbekistan | 38 | 1:813,925 | 16,450 |
| Estonia | 38 | 1:34,784 | 6,408 |
| Israel | 35 | 1:244,504 | 22,492 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| Transnistria | 9 | 1:52,744 | 7,681 |
| Lithuania | 8 | 1:379,324 | 17,382 |
| Georgia | 6 | 1:624,258 | 19,750 |
| Moldova | 6 | 1:593,561 | 36,655 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 1:1,194,531 | 65,188 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Silkin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Cecil,' from the nick. Sill or Sil, and diminutive Silkin; v. Silcock.
John Silkyn, 1531, Tattenhall, Cheshire,: Earwaker's East Cheshire.
= Sil(l, q.v. + the English diminutive suff. –kin [O.L.Ger. -k-ín]
Silkin Demographics
Silkin Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Silkin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silkin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Silkin (Georgian: სილკინი, Russian: Силкин) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Silkin? popularity and diffusion
The surname Silkin is the 81,937th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,230,796 people. The last name Silkin is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Silkin are found; 73 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 72 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The surname Silkin is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 4,902 people, or 1 in 29,401. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 9 percent live, Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent live and Rostov Oblast, where 5 percent live. Not including Russia this surname exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 7 percent live and Turkey, where 5 percent live.
Silkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Silkin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 482 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Silkin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Silkin are 11.15% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 57.92% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Silkin earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 55.03% more than the national average, earning $66,896 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.69% more than the national average, earning $54,498 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Silkin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silkin in the Georgian language | ||
| სილკინი | silkini | - |
| Silkin in the Russian language | ||
| Силкин | silkin | - |
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