Sils Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Sils Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sils Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1481:13,8522,063
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
India71:109,580,769786,157
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Sils (32) may also be a first name.

Sils Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sils (Arabic: سيلس, Russian: Сильс) occurs more in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sils.

How Common Is The Last Name Sils? popularity and diffusion

Sils is the 796,486th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 20,644,606 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Sils live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in Baltic Europe. Sils is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name in the world. It is borne by 32 people.

The last name Sils is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 13,852. In Latvia Sils is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 66 percent live, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 26 percent live and Latgale, where 5 percent live. Other than Latvia this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Germany, where 11 percent live.

Sils Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sils has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sils last name expanded 940 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sils Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sils surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.85% registered with the party.

The amount Sils earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 12.23% less than the national average, earning $37,873 USD per year and in Canada they earn 137.8% more than the national average, earning $118,144 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sills8912,772/
Suils89206/
Shils8951/
Siels8922/
Silsz893/
Silse892/
Silss891/
Sls8612/
Schils801,195/
Silles80590/
Shills8019/
Silsce807/
Silshe802/
Scills802/
Sciols801/
Shilsh801/
Suills801/
Sels753,036/
Gils752,160/
Zils751,883/
Silz75992/
Sles75555/
Jils75152/
Söls75137/
Slsh75122/
Cils7551/
Dsls751/
Syls751/
Slsd751/
Slls751/
Shls751/
Slse751/
Schiels7342/
Sielsch7315/
Schills7312/
Szilles737/
Silsova733/
Silless730/
Sells6712,563/
Gills673,052/
Gilse67785/
Zills67459/
Seels67430/
Sless67331/
Zilse67264/
Giels67119/
Saels67110/
Cills67109/
Schilles67108/
Selås6799/
Soels6794/
Chils6789/
Selse6762/
Suels6760/
Gilst6755/
Jills6746/
Silze6743/
Shles6741/
Silch6739/
Ziels6735/
Selst6735/
Selss6727/
Silce6723/
Shels6722/
Selsø6716/
Gilså6715/
Szyls6713/
Slese6711/
Silje6710/
Sölls679/
Szles678/
Sehls678/
Gilsh677/
Sylls677/
Szels674/
Shyls673/
Jilsø673/
Ssles672/
Shilz672/
Scles672/
Cilse672/
Gilss672/
Seuls672/
Schls672/
Scilz671/
Selsh671/
Sylsz671/
Slles671/
Szüls671/
Sysls671/
Selså671/
Zilsh670/
Slehs670/
Shilless670/

Sils Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sils in the Russian language
Сильсsils-
Sils in the Arabic language
سيلسsyls-

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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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  • 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 Sils
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