Sillfors Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Sillfors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sillfors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland691:79,6628,635
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Sillfors Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sillfors is most common in Finland. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sillfors? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sillfors is the 1,755,741st most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. Sillfors occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Sillfors reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly used in Finland, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 79,662. In Finland Sillfors is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 78 percent are found, Päijänne Tavastia, where 14 percent are found and Pirkanmaa, where 4 percent are found. Not including Finland Sillfors occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 34 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silfors9323/
Sellfors8845/
Gillfors8815/
Sällfors8814/
Syllfors881/
Selfors80333/
Sålfors806/
Hjällfors711/
Selforsjø711/
Jelfors671/
Schelfhorst63122/
Clevfors636/
Schlefers599/
Zlfers573/
Zlfars571/
Schlephorst5341/
Gelfars5319/

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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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  • 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 Sillfors
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