Dasilva Surname

11,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Dasilva Surname Definition:

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

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Dasilva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States18,4271:19,6702,478
Mozambique8,6521:3,151752
Canada4,0461:9,1071,357
Angola3,7471:7,203937
Indonesia1,8341:72,1107,757
France1,8181:36,5364,487
Brazil1,6151:132,5545,050
Venezuela1,4641:20,6311,480
Uruguay1,0381:3,306391
Spain9481:49,3164,631
Colombia4661:102,5193,669
England4391:126,92012,677
Peru4041:78,6745,548
Portugal3401:30,6421,941
Nigeria3281:540,06926,457
Senegal2261:64,510881
Australia2211:122,15213,424
Algeria2181:177,20921,974
Paraguay2181:33,1961,103
Argentina2031:210,55917,357
Guyana1591:4,794847
India1501:5,113,769127,237
Belgium1251:91,97314,233
Bolivia1211:87,7393,729
Jamaica1051:27,3332,094
Namibia781:30,8904,700
Benin611:169,43616,929
Russia561:2,573,626147,394
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Barbados511:5,636612
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
East Timor361:33,776107
Lebanon321:176,1597,943
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Bermuda221:2,967463
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines211:5,365624
Antigua and Barbuda181:5,510685
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Niger171:1,128,94224,295
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Cayman Islands141:4,564572
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Guinea101:1,183,3821,367
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Panama71:558,8949,437
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
São Tomé and Príncipe41:44,3562,027
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Swaziland41:324,550996
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Wales41:773,63329,106
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belize11:355,4743,977
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tonga11:107,313791
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Dâsilva (1) & Dàsilva (1) are calculated separately.

Dasilva (556) may also be a first name.

Dasilva 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

(Portugese) Dweller in the wood or thicket.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the Portuguese word silva, which refers to the ubiquitous and invasive thorny bramble bushes. They produce a very tasty berry when ripe.

Many of the Portuguese names referring to plant or trees were used for people who wanted to avoid persecution during the Iberian inquisitions in the late 15th Century.

- aureliosilva

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

Portuguese (Da Silva): topographic name for someone who lived by a wood, from Latin silva 'wood'.

- harry290

Dasilva Last Name Facts

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

Dasilva (Marathi: डासी, Russian: Дасилва) is most common in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms: Dâsilva or Dàsilva. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dasilva? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,642nd most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 150,978 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Dasilva reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dasilva is also the 356,749th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 556 people.

The surname Dasilva is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 18,427 people, or 1 in 19,670. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 23 percent live, New Jersey, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Barring The United States Dasilva occurs in 121 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Dasilva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dasilva has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dasilva surname rose 122,847 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 10,975 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dasilva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Dasilva surname is primarily Melkite Greek Catholic (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Dasilva surname are 43.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.19% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dasilva earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 44.96% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,670 per year; in South Africa they earn 38.85% less than the national average, earning R 145,308 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.06% less than the national average, earning $17,241,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.21% more than the national average, earning $44,965 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.49% more than the national average, earning $54,397 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dâsilva951/
Dàsilva951/
Da'silva93301/
Dassilva9384/
D'Asilva939/
Dasilvas933/
Deasilva933/
Dasailva933/
Daisilva932/
Dasilvaa932/
Dgasilva931/
Dausilva931/
Dashilva931/
Dasil'va931/
D'Assilva882/
D'Dasilva881/
Desilva8635,386/
Dasylva863,966/
Dacilva8614/
Dasilve8613/
Dazilva867/
Daselva866/
Dosilva865/
Dasilvo865/
Dassylva80683/
De'silva8052/
Dasilver8046/
Dasilvio8012/
Dossilva803/
Desailva802/
Dacilvas801/
Dessilva801/
Deisilva801/
Da'silvo801/
D'Assylva758/
Dezilva71390/
Deselva7128/
D'Assylvas7117/
Desilvo715/
Dazylva712/
Dasylve711/
Daselvi711/
Dacylva711/
Desilvey67124/
Dessylva671/
Dezylva5724/

Dasilva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dasilva in the Marathi language
डासीdasi50
िडसीidasi25
डसीdasi25
Dasilva in the Russian language
Дасилваdasilva-

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