Desilver Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Desilver Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desilver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:5,330,278267,385
England111:5,065,278148,650
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Desilver (16) may also be a first name.

Desilver Last Name Facts

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

The surname Desilver is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Desilver.

How Common Is The Last Name Desilver? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,795,579th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Desilver reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 16 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 5,330,278. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New Jersey, where 21 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent live and Antigua and Barbuda, where 9 percent live.

Desilver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Desilver has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 162 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Desilver Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Desilver last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Desilver earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.67% more than the national average, earning $45,163 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.21% less than the national average, earning $46,099 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Desilve9338/
Desilvey88124/
Dasilver8846/
Dessilve881/
De'silve881/
Desilvie881/
Disilver881/
Deselver880/
Desilveys820/
Desilva8035,386/
Desilvi804/
Desleve801/
Deselve801/
Desilvy800/
Desilvio75339/
De'silva7552/
Desilvis7548/
Deasilva753/
Desailva752/
Dessilva751/
Deisilva751/
Disilva67622/
Dezilva67390/
Desylva67183/
Deselva6728/
Decilva675/
Decilvi670/
Deselvy670/

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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
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  • 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 Desilver
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