Šilar Surname

538,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šilar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šilar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia4231:25,1383,937
Slovenia1601:15,5483,652
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Silar (977) & Şilar (63) are calculated separately.

Šilar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šilar is found in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Silar or Şilar. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šilar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 538,780th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,206,945 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šilar reside; 71 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 71 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Czechia, where it is held by 423 people, or 1 in 25,138. In Czechia it is mostly concentrated in: Pardubice Region, where 46 percent live, Prague, where 13 percent live and Central Bohemian Region, where 8 percent live. Other than Czechia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 27 percent live and Croatia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silar93977/
Şilar9363/
Šillar918/
Šilhar915/
Šilhart8362/
Šilhard835/
Zilar8076/
Cilar8074/
Šelar802/
Çilar801/
Šilarová77447/
Šilarova771/
Shilar731,168/
Cihlar73949/
Sihlar73246/
Silard73216/
Silare73183/
Chilar73164/
Sailar73157/
Šilhár73131/
Seilar73101/
Cilair7385/
Silhar7331/
Suilar7328/
Cilare7326/
Silyar7320/
Silgar7317/
Cislar7314/
Silair7314/
Silaar7312/
Silaur738/
Sielar733/
Sislar732/
Szilar732/
Silayr732/
Siliar732/
Ceilar732/
Silarz731/
Zilhar731/
Cilyar731/
Şihlar731/
Silart731/
Zihlar730/
Šillarová719/
Šilharová719/
Šihlarová711/
Shailar67321/
Chilare67266/
Silaire67252/
Shillar67152/
Shilare67148/
Cilaire67148/
Chilard67115/
Silaart67107/
Chhilar6779/
Silhare6747/
Shilard6729/
Schilar6727/
Silaard6723/
Silahar6716/
Siliart6712/
Sailare675/
Shilaar675/
Chailar674/
Silhard674/
Chislar674/
Cilhare674/
Chilhar674/
Shilgar673/
Sheilar673/
Cihlarz673/
Silyard673/
Sailard672/
Shislar672/
Silhart671/
Sielarz671/
Chilart671/
Silgaar671/
Silyart670/
Shielar670/

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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 Šilar
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