Desylva Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Desylva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desylva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada741:497,91342,460
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
India201:38,353,269431,471
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Desylva Last Name Facts

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

Desylva is found most in Canada. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Desylva.

How Common Is The Last Name Desylva? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,257,535th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. The last name Desylva is primarily found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Desylva are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in Canada, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 497,913. In Canada Desylva is most numerous in: New Brunswick, where 59 percent reside, Ontario, where 22 percent reside and British Columbia, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Canada it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Desylva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Desylva has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Desylva last name rose 6,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Desylva Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Desylva last name are 37.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Desylva earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.24% less than the national average, earning $42,182 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.56% less than the national average, earning $48,908 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dessylva931/
Desilva8635,386/
Disylva86140/
Deselva8628/
Dezylva8624/
Dysylva861/
De'silva8052/
Deasilva803/
Desilvas802/
Desailva802/
Deisilva801/
Ditsylva801/
Dessilva801/
Disilva71622/
Dezilva71390/
Desilve7138/
Diselva7125/
Decilva715/
Desilvo715/
Desilvi714/
Deselve711/
Desilvy710/
Degelva710/
Deselvy710/
Desilvio67339/
Desilvey67124/
Desilver67105/
Desilvis6748/
Di'silva677/
Disilvha675/
Dissilva673/
Daisilva672/
De'silve671/
Desilvie671/
D'Isilva671/
Disilvah671/
Diselvha671/
Dessilve671/
Deselver670/

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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 Desylva
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