Sylka Surname
Approximately 2,922 people bear this surname
Sylka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 2,038 | 1:22,337 | 3,155 |
| Russia | 364 | 1:395,942 | 38,319 |
| Poland | 243 | 1:156,415 | 22,125 |
| Kosovo | 175 | 1:10,639 | 1,571 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 1:884,125 | 54,571 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Transnistria | 5 | 1:94,940 | 11,199 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Sylka (174) may also be a first name.
Sylka Demographics
Average Sylka Salary in
United States
$30,594 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylkaj | 91 | 195 | / |
| Szylka | 91 | 155 | / |
| Shylka | 91 | 33 | / |
| Ssylka | 91 | 13 | / |
| Sylkay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Selka | 80 | 2,115 | / |
| Sylko | 80 | 1,021 | / |
| Silka | 80 | 1,014 | / |
| Cylka | 80 | 582 | / |
| Sylke | 80 | 52 | / |
| Sylqa | 80 | 28 | / |
| Sylky | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sylca | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shchylka | 77 | 26 | / |
| Shylko | 73 | 695 | / |
| Szylko | 73 | 379 | / |
| Szelka | 73 | 271 | / |
| Shilka | 73 | 269 | / |
| Zsilka | 73 | 211 | / |
| Shelka | 73 | 139 | / |
| Szylke | 73 | 108 | / |
| Sielka | 73 | 61 | / |
| Shylke | 73 | 32 | / |
| Sellka | 73 | 20 | / |
| Silkka | 73 | 12 | / |
| Szilka | 73 | 9 | / |
| Selkha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sylkys | 73 | 4 | / |
| Soelka | 73 | 3 | / |
| Selkah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suelka | 73 | 0 | / |
| Soelkah | 67 | 163 | / |
| Schilka | 67 | 62 | / |
| Selkaya | 67 | 43 | / |
| Selkahe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shylker | 67 | 3 | / |
| Silkaah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shelkha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Selkcay | 67 | 1 | / |
| S'zylko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shelkay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shilkha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schelka | 67 | 1 | / |
Sylka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sylka in the Russian language | ||
| Сылка | sylka | - |
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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 Sylka
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