Silnieks Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Silnieks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 8 | 1:256,256 | 23,728 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
Silnieks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silnieks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Silnieks is more frequently found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Silnieks? popularity and diffusion
The last name Silnieks is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Silnieks live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in Baltic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 256,256. In Latvia Silnieks is mostly found in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 38 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 38 percent reside and Semigallia, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Latvia Silnieks exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 33 percent reside and Germany, where 29 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zilnieks | 88 | 4 | / |
| Jelnieks | 75 | 1 | / |
| Silnikova | 71 | 121 | / |
| Sielnikova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jelniks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gilnics | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selnuks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelnicks | 63 | 0 | / |
| Selnikova | 59 | 87 | / |
| Şilnikova | 59 | 3 | / |
| Gilnix | 57 | 1 | / |
| Shylnikova | 56 | 2 | / |
| Schelnikova | 53 | 31 | / |
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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 Silnieks
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