Sylka Surname

150,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Sylka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2,0381:22,3373,155
Russia3641:395,94238,319
Poland2431:156,41522,125
Kosovo1751:10,6391,571
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Transnistria51:94,94011,199
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sylka (174) may also be a first name.

Sylka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sylka (Russian: Сылка) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 150,823rd most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,494,027 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Sylka reside; 89 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 80 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Sylka is also the 692,220th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 174 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 2,038 people, or 1 in 22,337. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Donetsk Oblast, where 16 percent are found, Poltava Oblast, where 15 percent are found and Sumy Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Beside Ukraine this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 12 percent are found and Poland, where 8 percent are found.

Sylka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sylka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sylka last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sylka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sylka surname is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Sylka surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Sylka earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 29.1% less than the national average, earning $30,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning $50,487 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sylkaj91195/
Szylka91155/
Shylka9133/
Ssylka9113/
Sylkay911/
Selka802,115/
Sylko801,021/
Silka801,014/
Cylka80582/
Sylke8052/
Sylqa8028/
Sylky802/
Sylca801/
Shchylka7726/
Shylko73695/
Szylko73379/
Szelka73271/
Shilka73269/
Zsilka73211/
Shelka73139/
Szylke73108/
Sielka7361/
Shylke7332/
Sellka7320/
Silkka7312/
Szilka739/
Selkha734/
Sylkys734/
Soelka733/
Selkah731/
Suelka730/
Soelkah67163/
Schilka6762/
Selkaya6743/
Selkahe674/
Shylker673/
Silkaah672/
Shelkha672/
Selkcay671/
S'zylko671/
Shelkay671/
Shilkha671/
Schelka671/

Sylka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sylka in the Russian language
Сылкаsylka-

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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 Sylka
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