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
Silkin (Georgian: სილკინი, Russian: Силкин) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silkin? popularity and diffusion
Silkin is the 81,937th most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,230,796 people. The surname Silkin occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Silkin live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 4,902 people, or 1 in 29,401. In Russia Silkin is most numerous in: Moscow, where 9 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent reside and Rostov Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Russia this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 7 percent reside and Turkey, where 5 percent reside.
Silkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Silkin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Silkin surname grew 482 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Silkin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Silkin last name 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 national average, with 57.92% registered to vote for the political 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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