Sylke Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Sylke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sylke (13,814) may also be a first name.

Sylke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sylke is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sylke is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Sylke reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sylke is also the 49,099th most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 13,814 people.

Sylke is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 9,796,187. In The United States Sylke is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 54 percent live, Indiana, where 19 percent live and Colorado, where 14 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Sylke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sylke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sylke last name increased 925 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sylke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sylke surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Sylke earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.87% less than the national average, earning $31,556 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szylke91108/
Shylke9132/
Sylk8939/
Shylker833/
Selke804,168/
Sylka802,922/
Silke801,735/
Cylke80420/
Sälke8024/
Shylk8015/
Sylce8015/
Sylqe8011/
Szylk803/
Sylky802/
Shelke73206,643/
Silkey73643/
Sellke73485/
Söhlke73394/
Shilke73324/
Sehlke73206/
Sylkaj73195/
Seelke73187/
Szylka73155/
Silkes73145/
Selkee73122/
Selcke73101/
Silkie7395/
Sielke7359/
Selkey7355/
Shyolk7348/
Sälker7346/
Szilke7345/
Sölker7343/
Soelke7335/
Shylka7333/
Szelke7331/
Selkeh7325/
Suelke7325/
Seulke7320/
Sillke7318/
Selkie7316/
Szölke7314/
Cylkie7314/
Sülker7313/
Ssylka7313/
Silkeh7311/
Silkei7311/
Silkee737/
Sylkys734/
Selkhe733/
Saelke731/
Sjelke731/
Silkeu731/
Selkei731/
Süllke731/
Sylkay731/
Scelke731/
Silk6710,307/
Schülke673,646/
Schilke672,911/
Selk671,923/
Shelkey67332/
Schelke67196/
Silkett67138/
Sylkova67121/
Sielker6797/
Soehlke6780/
Shelkhe6746/
Silkeit6737/
Schälke6724/
Shilkey6722/
Sehlcke6712/
Shellke679/
Sellker677/
Selåker675/
Sillker672/
Sielkie671/
Sheelke671/
Shselke671/
Scielke671/
Shelkke671/
Seulkee671/
Zylk671/
Sylx671/
Sylq671/
Silkech671/
Szoelke671/
Shelkıe671/
Silkeyh671/
Scelkie670/
Scilkey670/
Silkets670/

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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 Sylke
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