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) is carried by more people in Latvia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sils? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 796,486th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 20,644,606 people. The surname Sils is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Sils are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 1,840,253rd most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 32 people.

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

Sils Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sils has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 940 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sils Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sils are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.85% registered with the political 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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  • 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 Sils
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