D'Silva Surname

35,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

D'Silva Surname User-submission:

Silva (or da Silva or D'Silva) is the most common surname in Portuguese-speaking countries, such as Portugal and Brazil. Its meaning is derived from the Latin word, silva, meaning 'forest' or 'woodland'.

D'Silva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11,2631:68,1054,634
United Arab Emirates1,7051:5,374670
Kuwait1,0701:3,552476
Australia7691:35,1054,627
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
England7091:78,5878,802
Canada6841:53,8686,422
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Oman3981:9,2661,239
United States3091:1,173,00683,866
Bahrain3091:4,364792
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Malaysia1521:194,04111,492
Qatar1501:15,7201,709
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
New Zealand1231:36,8166,282
Singapore901:61,1972,397
Pakistan301:5,954,79635,971
Wales191:162,87011,152
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Belize161:22,2171,827
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Cayman Islands41:15,9731,430
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France31:22,140,907385,998
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

D'Silva (74) may also be a first name.

D'Silva Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Silva (or da Silva or D'Silva) is the most common surname in Portuguese-speaking countries, such as Portugal and Brazil. Its meaning is derived from the Latin word, silva, meaning 'forest' or 'woodland'.

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D'Silva Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name D'Silva Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name D'Silva (Marathi: िडसीलवा) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name D'Silva? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 35,516th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 489,919 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 114 percent of D'Silva are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 45 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. D'Silva is also the 1,125,792nd most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 74 people.

It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 11,263 people, or 1 in 68,105. In India D'Silva is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 47 percent reside, Goa, where 43 percent reside and Kerala, where 5 percent reside. Not including India D'Silva is found in 63 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 11 percent reside and Kuwait, where 7 percent reside.

D'Silva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of D'Silva has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 30,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

D'Silva Last Name Statistics demography

The amount D'Silva earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 54.83% more than the national average, earning $66,809 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.17% more than the national average, earning $61,692 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dsilva9214,968/
D'Sylva86290/
D'Cilva864/
D'Zilva863/
Dssilva863/
Dsilvaa863/
Dsailva863/
D'Selva862/
Dhsilva861/
D'Silvo861/
Dsilvha861/
S'Silva861/
Silva835,875,328/
D'Silvio801/
Silvas7710,604/
Dsylva77199/
Silvay77154/
Sielva77124/
Silvaa77120/
Silvea7781/
Silvaz7760/
Sailva7759/
Silvaş7733/
Silvaš7727/
Silvha7720/
Silvai7719/
Dselva7715/
Silvat7713/
Ssilva7713/
Tsilva7713/
Shilva779/
Silvaj779/
Dsilve778/
Silvaș777/
Sislva777/
Suilva776/
Seilva774/
Xsilva773/
Silvap772/
Silvau772/
Ċsilva772/
Dzilva771/
Soilva771/
Silvaà771/
Hsilva771/
Jsilva771/
Silhva771/
Silvoa771/
Sxilva771/
Silvast71276/
Szilvay7190/
Szilvas7153/
Silvaid7118/
Silvais712/
Silveas712/
Silvaya712/
Shilvat712/
Silvaus711/
Silvaja711/
Silvaha711/
Dseelva711/
Sailvai711/
Ssislva711/
Silvioa710/
Schilva710/
Selva6721,469/
Sylva679,518/
Silvi673,668/
Silvy673,175/
Silve671,898/
Zilva67763/
Silvaggi67566/
Silvo67520/
Cilva67248/
Gilva67196/
Sílva6716/
Silvá675/
Šilva674/
Jilva673/
Xilva671/
Sýlva671/
Silvj671/
Silvã671/
Szilveaz671/
Silvaová671/
Silvä671/

D'Silva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
D'Silva in the Marathi language
िडसीलवाidasilava95.65
शिलनsilana4.35

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