S Silva Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

S Silva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

S Silva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
São Tomé and Príncipe41:44,3562,027
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109

S Silva Last Name Facts

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

S Silva is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of S Silva.

How Common Is The Last Name S Silva? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. S Silva occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of S Silva are found; 79 percent are found in South America and 79 percent are found in Luso-South America.

It is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 11,267,070. In Brazil S Silva is most common in: São Paulo, where 32 percent reside, Alagoas, where 11 percent reside and Bahia, where 11 percent reside. Not including Brazil this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in São Tomé and Príncipe, where 17 percent reside and Puerto Rico, where 4 percent reside.

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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 S Silva
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