Šilhan Surname

457,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 739 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šilhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šilhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia6731:15,8002,339
Croatia651:65,05511,867
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Silhan (388) & Šilhán (129) are calculated separately.

Šilhan Last Name Facts

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

Šilhan is more frequently found in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Silhan or Šilhán. For other potential spellings of Šilhan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šilhan? popularity and diffusion

Šilhan is the 457,658th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,861,361 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šilhan are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Czechia, where it is held by 673 people, or 1 in 15,800. In Czechia it is most prevalent in: Liberec Region, where 16 percent are found, Central Bohemian Region, where 14 percent are found and Prague, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Czechia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 9 percent are found and Slovakia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silhan94388/
Šilhán94129/
Šilan918/
Cilhan8329/
Zilhan8313/
Çilhan832/
Šilhanová80745/
Seilhan77568/
Sailhan77187/
Shilhan7722/
Silhang7716/
Chilhan775/
Silhane773/
Silahan772/
Sielhan771/
Silan733,011/
Zilan731,449/
Cilan731,007/
Šilon7397/
Xilan732/
Schilhan71147/
Seilhean7116/
Šilanová715/
Seilhant715/
Sitlhane711/
Citlhane711/
Cilahain711/
Shielhan710/
Silhanck710/
Silang676,754/
Chilan675,153/
Sailan671,293/
Zailan671,068/
Soilan67729/
Zilian67546/
Zoilan67426/
Silian67373/
Shilan67352/
Silane67263/
Cilian67254/
Silham67245/
Cilean67217/
Silgan67184/
Šilhánová67146/
Silain67138/
Suilan67129/
Zuilan67115/
Silaan67107/
Siland6796/
Celhan6779/
Selhan6756/
Silyan6748/
Ceilan6745/
Shitlhane6744/
Seilan6740/
Šelian6735/
Cilyan6732/
Cilang6731/
Cilane6727/
Silean6719/
Silann6717/
Silhanova6716/
Zeilan6713/
Zelhan679/
Silaun676/
Sislan675/
Xilian675/
Sielan674/
Silant674/
Citlan673/
Cilant671/
Cilham671/
Silhanová671/
Schilhahn671/
Silasn671/
Schilhean671/
Sylhan671/
Cilann671/
Sitlan670/
Scilan670/

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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 Šilhan
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