E'Silva Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Portugal

E'Silva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

E'Silva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
India101:76,706,538639,611
England71:7,959,723202,100
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

E'Silva Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name E'Silva Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name E'Silva is found most in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name E'Silva? popularity and diffusion

The last name E'Silva is the 3,485,539th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname E'Silva is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of E'Silva are found; 63 percent are found in Southern Africa and 63 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 90 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent are found and Western Cape, where 5 percent are found. Outside of South Africa E'Silva is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 31 percent are found and England, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Esilva9278/
Gesilva8682/
O'Silva865/
Easilva864/
Essilva863/
Jesilva863/
Eusilva861/
D'Asilva809/
Gessilva801/
D'Isilva801/
Asilva7770/
Osilva7725/
Isilva7710/
Esilve772/
Èsilva771/
Jsilva771/
Ysilva771/
Eselva771/
Exilva771/
D'Assilva752/
Jeselva7123/
Isilvas712/
Asailva711/
Uisilva711/
Ajsilva711/
Edjailva671/
Egilevai671/
D'Assylva638/
Osilvo6231/
Isilvi623/
Eselvi621/
Ezelva621/
Asailwa571/
Asailueha502/
Eshelbach500/

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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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  • 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 E'Silva
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