Silnes Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Silnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway841:61,2188,720
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Silnes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silnes is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silnes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,649,806th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Silnes reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 61,218. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 50 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 43 percent reside and Central Norway, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Argentina, where 2 percent reside.

Silnes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Silnes are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Silnes earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 6.74% less than the national average, earning 322,744 kr per year and in United States they earn 26.27% more than the national average, earning $54,485 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silneas9234/
Silness9214/
Silneus922/
Silne91138/
Selnes831,176/
Slenes8380/
Silner8354/
Silney8340/
Sælnes836/
Silnäs835/
Gilnes832/
Silnet831/
Silnis831/
Silnea831/
Silgne831/
Sylnes831/
Selness77215/
Sillner77213/
Shilney77116/
Szilner7720/
Gilness7714/
Slennes775/
Zilneus774/
Slenets772/
Shillne771/
Cilneus771/
Silnice771/
Sielney771/
Chilnes770/
Sielner770/
Sillnet770/
Silná73374/
Silný73358/
Sylne73342/
Silny73315/
Silna73210/
Silni734/
Silné731/
Selne731/
Jlnes731/
Schillne7110/
Shelness719/
Sellnies716/
Szillner711/
Gilnesse711/
Schielne711/
Slemnesh711/
Shillnis710/
Schilner710/
Selner671,055/
Silnyy67281/
Zilney6762/
Selnet6748/
Schillner6736/
Gilnis6731/
Silnay6730/
Zilnys6729/
Slėnys6729/
Silnic6722/
Slenys6718/
Jelnes6717/
Sylney6712/
Cilnis6710/
Sölner676/
Syllne675/
Silgni674/
Shilni673/
Silnii673/
Clenes673/
Shilny673/
Silniy672/
Silnoi672/
Selney672/
Sylnis671/
Slenez671/
Silnyi671/
Sellne671/
Selnis671/
Gilnês671/
Sillna671/
Silnoy671/
Schiølner671/
Sylnez671/
Cilner671/
Schlennes670/
Gilnez670/

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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
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  • 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 Silnes
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