Sillen Surname

478,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Belgium

Sillen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sillen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2831:59,67210,273
Belgium2031:56,6349,170
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
England41:13,929,515290,718
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Sillén (225) are calculated separately.

Sillen (63) may also be a first name.

Sillen Last Name Facts

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

Sillen is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Sillén. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sillen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 478,963rd most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 10,455,590 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Sillen live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,234,572nd most widespread forename internationally, borne by 63 people.

Sillen is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 283 people, or 1 in 59,672. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Limburg, where 70 percent live, North Brabant, where 9 percent live and Gelderland, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Sillen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sillen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sillen surname increased 1,120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sillen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sillen are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sillen earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 21.15% more than the national average, earning $52,274 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.28% less than the national average, earning $41,595 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sillén94225/
Sillien92300/
Shillen9245/
Suillen9216/
Sgillen921/
Siellen921/
Silleng921/
Scillen920/
Silln918/
Sllen911/
Schillen86190/
Shillenn8694/
Scillien862/
Shilleen860/
Gillen8318,670/
Sellen831,837/
Sillin83338/
Sillem83231/
Zillen83134/
Cillen8372/
Jillen8362/
Çillen831/
Syllen830/
Slen80180/
Siln802/
Schillien801/
Schilleng800/
Silling77520/
Selleng77244/
Suellen77198/
Syllien77139/
Sillion77124/
Shellen77120/
Shillin7774/
Cillien7772/
Sellent7767/
Zillien7732/
Sellenk7727/
Sellien7726/
Gillent7722/
Gilleen7720/
Gillend7719/
Scellen779/
Chillen774/
Soellen772/
Zuillen772/
Giellen772/
Jilleen771/
Cilleen771/
Zillhen771/
Sellenn771/
Siellem771/
Sellend771/
Shillne771/
Sillink770/
Gillenn770/
Selleen770/
Sgillin770/
Schllen770/
Schielleen750/
Slåen73371/
Sælen73281/
Sleen73247/
Silne73138/
Slaen7379/
Sleng7370/
Sloen7327/
Slenn7320/
Slend735/
Slent734/
Sllem734/
Silng733/
Gilln732/
Slene732/
Slenc732/
Cllen731/
Jllen731/
Xllen731/
Selln731/
Sylln731/
Slien731/
Silnt731/
Hslen731/
Schellen71946/
Scillion7158/
Chilleen7136/
Schillén7136/
Szilling7132/
Schillin7124/
Shillion7113/
Shelleen7110/
Schillne7110/
Schillng717/
Scilling714/
Shillina712/
Sielling712/
Schlleng711/
Scillina711/
Sjilling711/
Schüllen711/
Cillenne711/
Schyllen710/
Sellin674,210/
Gillin672,699/
Sellem671,530/
Siglin67729/
Jellen67634/
Gillem67589/
Gellen67390/
Sellén67373/
Szlenk67319/
Cöllen67196/
Zellen67195/
Schoellen67128/
Shlien6778/
Shlaen6776/
Cillem6772/
Zillén6770/
Gillén6758/
Silngh6749/
Cellen6743/
Sln6732/
Sellyn6731/
Sæløen6728/
Schellien6723/
Schelleng6722/
Sillim6721/
Zillin6719/
Sällin6719/
Cillin6715/
Schlen6713/
Syllin6710/
Chilln6710/
Szleng6710/
Åslien678/
Shcilling676/
Syllne675/
Slling674/
Jillin673/
Shlenk673/
Sielng672/
Gillng672/
Schillinn672/
Schiollin672/
Jillem671/
Cyllen671/
Zillem671/
Schillina671/
Schillind671/
Sllina671/
Shloen671/
Sellne671/
Çillem671/
Slleem671/
Shshillin671/
Silgne671/
Schellent671/
Szlaen671/
Ssllem671/
Hsleen671/
Slenck670/
Sloenn670/
Shleen670/

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