Alves Silva Surname
Approximately 6,007 people bear this surname
Alves Silva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 5,973 | 1:35,840 | 1,482 |
| Cape Verde | 23 | 1:23,028 | 874 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
Alves Silva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alves Silva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alves Silva has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alves Silva? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alves Silva is the 80,972nd most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,213,176 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Alves Silva reside; 99 percent reside in South America and 99 percent reside in Luso-South America.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 5,973 people, or 1 in 35,840. In Brazil Alves Silva is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 19 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 17 percent live and Bahia, where 11 percent live. Beside Brazil this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Cape Verde, where 0 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alves E Silva | 92 | 220 | / |
| Alves-Silva | 91 | 7 | / |
| Alvez Silva | 91 | 1 | / |
| Alvis Silva | 91 | 1 | / |
| Alvas Silva | 91 | 1 | / |
| Alvisi Silva | 87 | 3 | / |
| Elvas Silva | 82 | 1 | / |
| Alves Salvo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Olivis Silva | 78 | 1 | / |
| Alves Sylvio | 78 | 1 | / |
| Alves Haseloff | 64 | 1 | / |
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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 Alves Silva
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