Sylko Surname

355,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Sylko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine7491:60,7788,774
Russia2591:556,46050,043
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Sylko (19) may also be a first name.

Sylko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sylko (Russian: Сылко) is found most in Ukraine. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sylko.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 355,911th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,137,655 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Sylko live; 88 percent live in Eastern Europe and 87 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Sylko is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname Sylko is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is borne by 749 people, or 1 in 60,778. In Ukraine Sylko is mostly concentrated in: Chernihiv Oblast, where 18 percent reside, Kiev, where 16 percent reside and Zhytomyr Oblast, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Ukraine Sylko exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside.

Sylko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (94%) in Russia.

In The United States Sylko are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 56.25% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shylko91695/
Szylko91379/
S'zylko831/
Sylka802,922/
Silko801,702/
Selko80677/
Zylko80178/
Cylko8026/
Shchylko772/
Schyolko771/
Shilko732,343/
Shelko73511/
Szyłko73231/
Szylka73155/
Selkou7337/
Shylka7333/
Selkos7327/
Chylko7323/
Selkho7319/
Ssylka7313/
Zsilko738/
Silkou737/
Sellko735/
Silkko734/
Silkop733/
Selkop731/
Sielko731/
Szilko731/
Silkoo731/
Scelko731/
Sylcot730/
Schelko6757/
Shellko6727/
Sylcott6721/
Shelkho6717/
Schilko677/
Silkhot674/
Selkoud671/
Silkott671/
Selkoph670/

Sylko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sylko in the Russian language
Сылкоsylko-

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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 Sylko
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