de Sylvia Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

de Sylvia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Sylvia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

de Sylvia Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Sylvia is most common in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Sylvia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of de Sylvia are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States de Sylvia is most frequent in: California, where 33 percent live, Colorado, where 33 percent live and Oregon, where 33 percent live. Excluding The United States de Sylvia occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.

de Sylvia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of de Sylvia has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Sylvia Last Name Statistics demography

de Sylvia earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Silvia8941/
de Sylvio8917/
da Sylvia891/
des Silvia841/
de Silvias841/
de Silvio78374/
da Silvia78332/
da Selvia781/
de Silvios741/
di Silvio671,222/
da Silvio671/
Da-Silvia671/
de Silvyo671/
Di-Silvio561/

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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 de Sylvia
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