Silkov Surname

398,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Silkov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silkov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5791:248,91726,400
Belarus2451:38,7806,676
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
Bulgaria171:410,52419,195
Israel121:713,13647,700
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Silkov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silkov (Russian: Силков) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Silkov.

How Common Is The Last Name Silkov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 398,612th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,253,166 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Silkov live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Silkov is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 579 people, or 1 in 248,917. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 11 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 9 percent are found and Ryazan Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Russia this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 28 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found.

Silkov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Silkov surname is principally Orthodox (72%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Silkov surname are 10.13% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 56.9% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shilkov921,329/
Silkova92852/
Silkovs921/
Slkov911/
Shilkova861,360/
Shilkhov8613/
Schilkov861/
Selkov83615/
Sylkov83109/
Zilkov8320/
Gilkov8319/
Silcov839/
Jilkov835/
Cilkov835/
Shlkov832/
Slekov832/
Silkof831/
Shchilkov802/
Shilkhova802/
Sshilkova801/
Shelkov771,651/
Selkova77974/
Zhilkov77330/
Sylkova77121/
Shylkov7787/
Silkoff7783/
Zilkova7753/
Selkhov7740/
Chilkov7724/
Shlekov7717/
Silkaev7713/
Cilkova773/
Shlkova772/
Shilcov772/
Žilkova772/
Selkovs772/
Silcova771/
Selckov771/
Silkowa771/
Shelkova712,475/
Zhilkova71393/
Shylkova71125/
Schelkov71109/
Shilkoff7140/
Shlekova7130/
Shyolkov7125/
Selkhova7120/
Shlekhov718/
Shelkhov714/
Sjelkova711/
Slekhova711/
Selckova711/
Sleckova711/
Sillgkow710/
Silkhows710/
Shchelkov67629/
Selkow67249/
Schelkova67137/
Gelkov67107/
Zylkov6752/
Zelkov6745/
Shyolkova6730/
Zilcov6728/
Selcov6719/
Zilkow6714/
Schyolkov6710/
Šelkov678/
Shlekhova678/
Shelkhova678/
Jelkov675/
Jilcov674/
Žilcov674/
Sshylkova672/
Chlkov671/
Celkov671/
Želkov671/
Şelkov671/
Scelckova671/

Silkov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silkov in the Russian language
Силковsilkov-

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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 Silkov
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