Silkin Surname

81,937th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,921 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4,9021:29,4014,054
Belarus3921:24,2374,125
Turkey2711:287,16419,044
Kazakhstan691:256,26822,420
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Israel351:244,50422,492
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
England231:2,422,52489,093
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Transnistria91:52,7447,681
Lithuania81:379,32417,382
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Sil(l, q.v. + the English diminutive suff. –kin [O.L.Ger. -k-ín]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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 may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silkin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 81,937th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,230,796 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Silkin reside; 73 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 72 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 4,902 people, or 1 in 29,401. In Russia Silkin is most frequent in: Moscow, where 9 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent are found and Rostov Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Russia Silkin is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 7 percent are found and Turkey, where 5 percent are found.

Silkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Silkin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Silkin last name increased 482 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Silkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Silkin last name are 11.15% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 57.92% registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silkina927,848/
Shilkin923,970/
Silkinn928/
Szilkin922/
Silkijn922/
Zsilkin921/
Silckin921/
Slkin913/
Shilkina864,626/
Silkienė8636/
Schilkin868/
Shilckin862/
Sillkina861/
Shillkin860/
Selkin83445/
Silken83211/
Çilkin83204/
Gilkin83124/
Sylkin8365/
Jilkin8358/
Zilkin8316/
Silkyn833/
Slekin831/
Cilkin831/
Xilkin831/
Shlkin831/
Žilkin831/
Slkind830/
Shchilkin802/
Schilking800/
Zhilkin774,122/
Selkina77484/
Sielken77104/
Shelkin7784/
Sylkina7766/
Szylkin7761/
Sleking7741/
Chilkin7740/
Silchin7735/
Zilkina7722/
Žilkina7716/
Syolkin7714/
Scilken779/
Gillkin776/
Cilkina775/
Shilken773/
Shylkin772/
Saelkin772/
Şilkina771/
Slekina771/
Slkim731/
Slkhn731/
Zlkin731/
Zhilkina714,522/
Schilken71360/
Sielcken7132/
Seelking7132/
Schelkin7127/
Szelking7118/
Shelkina7110/
Syolkina718/
Shylkina712/
Shyolkin712/
Dzhilkin711/
Sylkyn67678/
Zelkin67305/
Selken67280/
Shchelkin67169/
Sölken67166/
Zilken67135/
Çelkin6786/
Jelkin6781/
Schleking6771/
Schyolkin6748/
Selkyn6741/
Jilkén6736/
Schelkina6721/
Gilken6720/
Gelkin6710/
Zylkin679/
Selcin678/
Jilken674/
Selkim673/
Silkenová672/
Jsielcken671/
Schuelkin671/
Shyolkina671/
Sylken671/
Celkin671/
Cilcin671/
Schielken670/
Schoelkin670/
Sleken670/

Silkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silkin in the Georgian language
სილკინიsilkini-
Silkin in the Russian language
Силкинsilkin-

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