Šilih Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šilih Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šilih Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia341:73,16710,069
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Silih (303) are calculated separately.

Šilih Last Name Facts

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

Šilih occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Silih. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šilih? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,323,005th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šilih live; 97 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 73,167. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Savinja, where 65 percent live, Drava, where 29 percent live and Carinthia, where 3 percent live. Apart from Slovenia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Austria, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silih93303/
Šili89277/
Šilha80247/
Šelih80150/
Zilih803/
Šaili801/
Silich732,983/
Cilich7334/
Silihe7316/
Soilih7315/
Chilih738/
Sailih735/
Silish732/
Suilih731/
Silaih731/
Silieh731/
Šillis731/
Šelihh731/
Ciliph731/
Sili6710,080/
Cili672,890/
Zili671,832/
Çili671,030/
Šilj67594/
Xili6724/
Shilich6718/
Silaich6713/
Šile6710/
Šila679/
Shilish678/
Šilaitė673/
Chilich672/
Shillih671/
Seilich670/

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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 Šilih
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