Sylv Forename

286,863rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 812 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Sylv Forename

The meaning of this forename is not listed.

Sylv Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France
56%
 
6051:109,8682,329
United States-691:5,254,15964,724
England
100%
511:1,090,25317,508
DR Congo
50%
 
271:2,734,35659,996
Liberia
100%
151:294,1379,351
Nigeria
100%
91:19,729,373174,791
Canada
100%
51:6,626,67458,631
Australia-41:3,414,40625,298
Germany
 
74%
41:24,169,46959,466
Cameroon
100%
31:7,203,50173,722
Malaysia
50%
 
21:15,224,970260,513
Papua New Guinea
50%
 
21:4,076,157155,819
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Syria-11:19,306,0759,560
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Ivory Coast-11:23,075,933135,227
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Congo-11:5,009,20537,978
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Belgium
100%
11:11,490,04143,727
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377

Sylv (12) may also be a surname.

Sylv Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sylvh891/
Sylvš891/
Sylvs891/
Soylev803/
Silv75235/
Selv75108/
Xylv751/
Zylv751/
Wsylvia731/
Selvë679/
Silev678/
Shilv677/
Shelv673/
Silvë672/
Sailv672/
Silvs672/
Sylew671/
Syalavia671/
Hxylv671/
Xhylv671/
Xiylv671/
Selvs671/
Szilv671/

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Footnotes

  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
  • 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 Sylv