Silkis Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Silkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Silkis (24) may also be a first name.

Silkis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silkis (Hindi: सिल्कीस, Russian: Силькис) is found most in Israel. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Silkis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Silkis is predominantly found in Asia, where 38 percent of Silkis are found; 38 percent are found in West Asia and 38 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 24 people.

The surname Silkis is most frequently used in Israel, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,069,704. In Israel it is primarily concentrated in: Northern District, where 38 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 25 percent live and Central District, where 13 percent live. Not including Israel this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Silkis Last Name Statistics demography

Silkis earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silkiss9234/
Silkes83145/
Slekis8353/
Gilkis8340/
Selkis8337/
Szlekis777/
Shelkis773/
Shlekis772/
Silkesh771/
Silkets770/
Shilkes770/
Slkes731/
Schelkis7118/
Sylkhuis711/
Gilkes674,664/
Çilkiz67235/
Celkis6729/
Slekys6719/
Selkes6717/
Clekis6717/
Slekes6713/
Selcis6712/
Jilkes6711/
Schlekies677/
Sylkys674/
Gelkis671/
Seglickis671/
Zilkiç671/
Sylkes671/

Silkis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silkis in the Hindi language
सिल्कीसsilkisa66.67
सिलकिसsilakisa33.33
Silkis in the Russian language
Силькисsilkis-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Silkis
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