da Silva Surname

36th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,300,564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

da Silva Surname Definition:

(Portug.) Of the Wood [Latin silva, a wood, thicket]

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da Silva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil12,585,8681:171
Angola421,9891:645
Mozambique55,0011:49696
France54,7951:1,21252
Guinea-Bissau38,0271:4516
East Timor26,5661:4615
Argentina17,1301:2,495330
Spain13,9971:3,340398
Venezuela12,2841:2,459403
Portugal10,9171:954163
Uruguay8,1561:42147
South Africa7,7741:6,969896
Canada4,6721:7,8861,161
Paraguay4,1021:1,764286
England3,9311:14,1742,093
Switzerland3,6281:2,264246
Cape Verde3,3431:15844
United States2,9671:122,16313,032
Australia2,9351:9,1981,369
Belgium2,1041:5,464653
Luxembourg2,0071:28912
São Tomé and Príncipe1,5561:11427
Suriname1,4701:3765
Peru1,3511:23,5262,631
Germany1,0391:77,4849,797
Guyana8471:900119
Benin8441:12,2461,672
Thailand8171:86,46111,909
India7701:996,18942,103
Netherlands7501:22,5163,611
Andorra7271:11511
Bolivia5311:19,9931,663
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Dominican Republic5161:20,2191,339
Morocco4771:72,27712,260
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Chile3881:45,4032,132
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Italy3511:174,23626,218
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3451:32763
Ecuador3211:49,5514,707
Swaziland2531:5,131360
Philippines2391:423,59153,150
Denmark2251:25,0882,553
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Mexico1881:660,24610,483
Namibia1841:13,0952,427
Ireland1621:29,0682,610
Sweden1611:61,1604,684
Nigeria1181:1,501,21057,254
Jersey1171:84892
Japan1151:1,111,69021,145
Iceland1121:3,394472
Indonesia1111:1,191,43484,297
Trinidad and Tobago1101:12,4001,655
New Zealand1081:41,9297,008
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Panama991:39,5182,105
Singapore981:56,2012,231
Ivory Coast961:240,3259,685
Norway811:63,4859,023
Northern Ireland681:27,1332,940
Austria681:125,22717,371
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Wales611:50,7304,716
Scotland571:93,9276,548
New Caledonia421:6,5771,478
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Senegal401:364,4841,838
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Colombia351:1,364,97310,441
Puerto Rico351:101,4331,608
Aruba321:3,234449
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Barbados261:11,056800
China241:56,971,7323,099
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Greece231:481,73061,288
Hong Kong211:349,3093,156
Monaco151:2,471143
Curaçao141:11,232389
Liechtenstein141:2,741294
Finland131:422,82327,659
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
British Virgin Islands91:3,510429
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Macau91:66,848400
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
South Korea91:5,693,362993
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Saint Martin81:4,394114
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Grenada61:18,0891,003
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Malta41:107,5681,849
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Saint Barthelemy41:2,40444
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Albania31:971,35222,477
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Falkland Islands31:1,044221
Guinea31:3,944,6062,522
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Belize21:177,7373,502
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Dominica11:75,891912
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: da Sílva (3) are calculated separately.

da Silva (166) may also be a first name.

da Silva Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Portug.) Of the Wood [Latin silva, a wood, thicket]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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'.

- njd

First found in the town of Silva in the Portuguese province of Valenca do Minho. The name of the town is derived from the portuguese word 'silva'. which means 'forest' and indicating that the area was once heavily forested.

- harry290

Origin: Portuguese. Derives from Silvio. Is very popular in Portugal and Galicia (Spain). Has a Royal Linage in Spain.

- formobicho

da Silva Last Name Facts

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

da Silva (Marathi: डासीलवा) is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: da Sílva. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name da Silva? popularity and diffusion

The surname da Silva is the 36th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 548 people. da Silva occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of da Silva live; 95 percent live in South America and 95 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 710,504th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 166 people.

da Silva is the most commonly occurring last name in one country:Brazil, where 95 percent are found. This last name is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 12,585,868 people, or 1 in 17. In Brazil da Silva is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 19 percent are found, Pernambuco, where 12 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Brazil da Silva exists in 170 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 3 percent are found and Mozambique, where 0 percent are found.

da Silva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of da Silva has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 6,340 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 29,670 percent between 1880 and 2014.

da Silva Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States da Silva are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount da Silva earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 188.75% more than the national average, earning €86,712 per year; in Norway they earn 21.7% less than the national average, earning 270,997 kr per year; in Peru they earn 12.43% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,794 per year; in South Africa they earn 108.76% more than the national average, earning R 496,104 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.6% more than the national average, earning $25,336,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 37.42% more than the national average, earning $59,296 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.7% more than the national average, earning $51,521 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

da Silva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
da Silva in the Marathi language
डासीलवाdasilava-

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