Silfver Surname

420,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Silfver Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silfver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland4191:13,1191,964
Sweden3901:25,2482,053
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Silfver Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silfver is more commonly found in Finland than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silfver? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 420,906th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 8,844,109 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Silfver reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Finland, where it is carried by 419 people, or 1 in 13,119. In Finland Silfver is most frequent in: Uusimaa, where 49 percent live, Southwest Finland, where 18 percent live and Satakunta, where 13 percent live. Beside Finland this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 47 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

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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 Silfver
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