Šilc Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šilc Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šilc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia3881:6,4121,380
Czechia611:174,31926,067
Croatia161:264,28827,725

The alternate forms: Silc (87) are calculated separately.

Šilc Last Name Facts

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

Šilc occurs in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Silc. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šilc? popularity and diffusion

It is the 650,013th most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 15,672,142 people. Šilc occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šilc reside; 87 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Šilc is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is held by 388 people, or 1 in 6,412. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Southeast Slovenia, where 51 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 28 percent are found and Savinja, where 8 percent are found. Beside Slovenia Šilc exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 13 percent are found and Croatia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silc9287/
Šilec89302/
Šilac8910/
Šiljac8029/
Šulc754,765/
Šolc752,451/
Šilj75594/
Šalc75101/
Cilc7552/
Šelc7533/
Zilc751/
Šilk751/
Šilcová7371/
Zilic67680/
Šilić67287/
Silic67273/
Silec67207/
Šilak67197/
Silca67156/
Silac67131/
Silco67106/
Šilko6771/
Cilic6766/
Žilec6765/
Šilák6745/
Šulec6730/
Šalec6724/
Žilic6722/
Zilca6718/
Šileš6716/
Silck6716/
Sielc6715/
Siulc6713/
Šulca6712/
Cilec6711/
Cilca676/
Šilek675/
Šilík674/
Zilco673/
Cilco672/
Siloc672/
Šilik672/
Šilič671/
Ciloc671/
Siluc671/
Xiloc671/
Šulic671/
Şilcă671/
Zilac671/
Suilc671/
Zilck670/

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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 Šilc
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