Silku Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Silku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 57 | 1:1,365,288 | 55,259 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
Silku (123) may also be a first name.
Silku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Silku (Hindi: सिलकू) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Silku click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silku? popularity and diffusion
The last name Silku is the 2,034,059th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Silku is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Silku reside; 67 percent reside in West Asia and 67 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 840,349th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 123 people.
The last name is most common in Turkey, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 1,365,288. In Turkey it is most common in: Corum Province, where 75 percent live, Izmir Province, where 12 percent live and Aydin Province, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey Silku occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live and Ethiopia, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silkou | 91 | 7 | / |
| Silkeu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Slku | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sleku | 80 | 54 | / |
| Silkó | 80 | 12 | / |
| Zilku | 80 | 2 | / |
| Slkux | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gilku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cilku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shilkhuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Çilkuş | 73 | 155 | / |
| Selkus | 73 | 86 | / |
| Zsilkó | 73 | 39 | / |
| Silcau | 73 | 38 | / |
| Selkou | 73 | 37 | / |
| Shelku | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gilkou | 73 | 11 | / |
| Gilkuy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zilkhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gilkui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Silkoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gilkau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zilkus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Slekau | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gilkus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shylkus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sleckus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chilkui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shllkau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selkoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silcutt | 67 | 0 | / |
Silku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silku in the Hindi language | ||
| सिलकू | silaku | 50 |
| सिल्कू | silku | 30 |
| सिल्कु | silku | 20 |
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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 Silku
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