Şilek Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Şilek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 5 | 1:372,374 | 9,323 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
The alternate forms: Silek (938) & Šilek (5) are calculated separately.
Şilek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Şilek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Şilek is more frequently found in Kosovo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Silek or Šilek. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Şilek? popularity and diffusion
The surname Şilek is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Şilek reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent reside in Albano-Europe.
It is most commonly held in Kosovo, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 372,374. In Kosovo Şilek is most numerous in: District of Pristina, where 100 percent live. Aside from Kosovo Şilek occurs in one country. It also occurs in Serbia, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silek | 93 | 938 | / |
| Šilek | 93 | 5 | / |
| Cilek | 80 | 417 | / |
| Şilik | 80 | 37 | / |
| Sailek | 73 | 43 | / |
| Sileck | 73 | 25 | / |
| Shilek | 73 | 21 | / |
| Sileke | 73 | 10 | / |
| Suilek | 73 | 7 | / |
| Zuilek | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cileks | 73 | 2 | / |
| Soilek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Şetlek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zoilek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeilek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sileik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Choilek | 67 | 37 | / |
| Shileke | 67 | 32 | / |
| Shillek | 67 | 23 | / |
| Chuilek | 67 | 18 | / |
| Seileck | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cheilek | 67 | 4 | / |
| Soileck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chilesk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soitlek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saileek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šileikė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeileck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shailek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shileks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schilek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zuileck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sieleck | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Şilek
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