Silivester Surname

783,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Silivester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silivester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3321:159,46314,279
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Silivester (933) may also be a first name.

Silivester Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silivester (Russian: Силивестер) is most common in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Silivester.

How Common Is The Last Name Silivester? popularity and diffusion

It is the 783,439th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,187,108 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Silivester reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 264,724th most frequent forename in the world, held by 933 people.

The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 332 people, or 1 in 159,463. In Tanzania Silivester is mostly found in: Simiyu Region, where 39 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 27 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Silivester Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silivester in the Russian language
Силивестерsilivester-

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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 Silivester
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