Siilva Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Siilva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siilva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1991:1,075,75037,702
Portugal381:274,16410,086
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Siílva (1), Síílva (1) & Sîîlva (1) are calculated separately.

Siilva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Siilva is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Siílva, Síílva or Sîîlva. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Siilva? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 975,866th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. The surname Siilva occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Siilva reside; 78 percent reside in South America and 75 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This last name is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 1,075,750. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 29 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 8 percent reside. Beside Brazil Siilva exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siílva941/
Ssiilva921/
Síílva891/
Sîîlva891/
Sielva83124/
D'Siylva712/
Sielvy6722/
Sielvi6714/
Sielwa676/
Siilue672/
Syilvi671/
Sielver623/
Sielves621/
Sielvie621/
Sielbach5716/
Sielbo501/
Sielby500/

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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 Siilva
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