Decosta-Silva Surname

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

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bermuda
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Decosta-Silva Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Silva.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Decosta-Silva Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Decosta-Silva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Decosta-Silva is found most frequently in Bermuda. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Decosta-Silva? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Decosta-Silva occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Decosta-Silva reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Bermuda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 13,056. Besides Bermuda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Costa-Silva962/
Dacosta-Silva921/
Da-Costa-Silva892/
da Costa-Silva892/
da Costasilva854/
da Costa Silva813,230/
da Costa Silvia791/
da Coasta Silva791/
da Costa E Silva761,242/
da Costa Es Ilva761/
da Costa E'Silva761/
da Costa Sylva742/
da Costa Salva741/
da Costa Sliva741/
Tecos da Silva741/
de Gois da Silva6910/
de Goes da Silva697/
Dukes-Dasilva691/
de Casse da Silva672/
Ducas da Silva672/
de Cassiada Silva671/
Degas da Silva671/
Dacas da Silva671/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Decosta-Silva
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis