Silz Surname

363,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 992 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Silz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8701:92,53511,599
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Silz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silz is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 363,955th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,346,316 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Silz reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 870 people, or 1 in 92,535. In Germany Silz is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 22 percent live and Hesse, where 9 percent live. Excluding Germany Silz exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and Denmark, where 2 percent live.

Silz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Silz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Silz last name grew 218 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Silz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Silz are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Silz earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.44% more than the national average, earning $43,771 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siltz8960/
Silze8943/
Sildz897/
Silsz893/
Shilz892/
Scilz891/
Slz8610/
Schilz802,247/
Shiltz80335/
Szilcz8030/
Shildz805/
Sillez802/
Shilzh801/
Selz751,479/
Zilz751,061/
Sils75353/
Gilz75334/
Slez75190/
Sülz75114/
Silc7587/
Cilz7512/
Sllz754/
Slzh752/
Shlz751/
Sylz751/
Sjlz751/
Slze751/
Slzp751/
Sltz751/
Sxlz751/
Szlz751/
Jslz751/
Schiltz737,230/
Siellez73139/
Schildz7320/
Schilzt731/
Shildtz730/
Shiltze730/
Schillz730/
Sills6712,772/
Sledz671,262/
Seltz671,249/
Giltz67322/
Sieglitz67225/
Schieltz67209/
Suils67206/
Ziltz67151/
Silci6786/
Sültz6756/
Shils6751/
Silts6748/
Silch6739/
Shlez6735/
Sleze6724/
Silce6723/
Siels6722/
Sältz6722/
Saelz6720/
Sehlz6718/
Sielc6715/
Schlz6714/
Zilze6713/
Sellz6713/
Selcz6711/
Soelz6710/
Silje6710/
Zilcz679/
Szylz676/
Sylze674/
Silds674/
Sletz674/
Schuiltz674/
Selze673/
Zielz673/
Silse672/
Gielz672/
Silcs672/
Slezs672/
Szilc672/
Sülze671/
Zillz671/
Scelz671/
Shelz671/
Seldz671/
Sylsz671/
Silss671/
Chilz671/
Seulz670/
Shltz670/
Schilltz670/
Schilttz670/
Zilzh670/
Jiltz670/

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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 Silz
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