Silkou Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Silkou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silkou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Silkou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silkou is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Silkou.

How Common Is The Last Name Silkou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Silkou live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Chadic Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger Silkou is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 67 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 33 percent are found. Beside Niger Silkou is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent are found and Belarus, where 14 percent are found.

Silkou Last Name Statistics demography

Silkou earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silko911,702/
Silku9185/
Shilko832,343/
Selkou8337/
Zsilko838/
Silkko834/
Silkop833/
Szilko831/
Sielko831/
Silkeu831/
Silkoo831/
Schilko777/
Silkhot774/
Selkoud771/
Silkott771/
Sylko731,021/
Silka731,014/
Selko73677/
Silco73106/
Silkó7312/
Cilko732/
Zilku732/
Selku731/
Cilku731/
Schiolko7118/
Silkotch7116/
Shchilko714/
Shilkhuu711/
Shylko67695/
Silkey67643/
Shelko67511/
Szylko67379/
Shilka67269/
Zsilka67211/
Çilkuş67155/
Silkie6795/
Selkus6786/
Sielka6761/
Zsilkó6739/
Silcau6738/
Selkos6727/
Selkoe6725/
Selkho6719/
Shelku6715/
Shilco6713/
Silkka6712/
Silkei6711/
Silcot6710/
Szilka679/
Silkee677/
Sellko675/
Silkye671/
Zilkhu671/
Scelko671/
Silcos671/
Selkop671/
Silkae670/
Silcoy670/
Silcoe670/

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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 Silkou
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