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

Siilva is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Siílva, Síílva or Sîîlva. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Siilva? popularity and diffusion

It is the 975,866th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. The last name is mostly found 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 widely held 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 live, Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 8 percent live. Beside Brazil this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

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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