Silko Surname

236,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Silko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6061:237,82725,427
Belarus3001:31,6705,473
Lithuania2541:11,9472,156
United States1681:2,157,494136,287
Israel1451:59,0187,544
Poland871:436,88245,306
Kazakhstan661:267,91723,140
Latvia441:46,5927,086
India51:153,413,076951,030
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Silkó (12) are calculated separately.

Silko (352) may also be a first name.

Silko Last Name Facts

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

Silko (Hindi: सिल्को, Oriya: ସିଲ୍େକା, Russian: Силко) is found most frequently in Russia. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Silkó. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 236,209th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,281,754 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Silko are found; 47 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 42 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Silko is also the 464,438th most common first name at a global level It is held by 352 people.

The last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 606 people, or 1 in 237,827. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Stavropol Krai, where 23 percent live, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 12 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 11 percent live. Apart from Russia Silko is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 18 percent live and Lithuania, where 15 percent live.

Silko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Silko has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Silko last name grew 1,680 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Silko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Silko last name is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (94%) in Belarus and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Silko surname are 0.45% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 47.22% registered with the political party.

Silko earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $45,489 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silkó9312/
Shilko912,343/
Zsilko918/
Silkou917/
Silkko914/
Silkop913/
Silkoo911/
Sielko911/
Szilko911/
Schilko837/
Silkhot834/
Silkott831/
Sylko801,021/
Silka801,014/
Selko80677/
Zilko80259/
Gilko80231/
Silco80106/
Jilko8034/
Žilko8019/
Cilko802/
Sleko802/
Slkho801/
Schiolko7718/
Silkotch7716/
Shchilko774/
Zhilko731,076/
Shylko73695/
Shelko73511/
Szylko73379/
Shilka73269/
Zsilka73211/
Sielka7361/
Zsilkó7339/
Selkou7337/
Selkos7327/
Selkho7319/
Shilco7313/
Silkka7312/
Gilkou7311/
Silcot7310/
Szilka739/
Shleko739/
Zielko737/
Sellko735/
Gilkos733/
Shlkod731/
Djilko731/
Gilkoy731/
Silkeu731/
Selkop731/
Silcos731/
Scelko731/
Silcoy730/
Silcott671,452/
Schilka6762/
Schelko6757/
Shellko6727/
Gilkopf6718/
Zlko6718/
Shelkho6717/
Zielcko675/
Slka673/
Shillco672/
Silkaah672/
Jlko671/
Shilkha671/
Sillcos671/
S'zylko671/
Selkoud671/
Slqo671/
Xlko671/
Selkoph670/
Silcoot670/

Silko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silko in the Hindi language
सिल्कोsilko-
Silko in the Oriya language
ସିଲ୍େକାsileka33.33
ସିଲକ୍silak33.33
ସିଲକିsilaki33.33
Silko in the Russian language
Силкоsilko-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Silko
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