Silivestru Surname

304,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Silivestru Surname User-submission:

The surname Silivestru is derived from the Latin adjective silvestris, meaning 'wooded' or 'wild', which derives from the noun silva, meaning 'woodland'.

Silivestru Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania8791:22,8422,935
Moldova3121:11,4151,969
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
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Silivestru Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Silivestru is derived from the Latin adjective silvestris, meaning 'wooded' or 'wild', which derives from the noun silva, meaning 'woodland'.

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Silivestru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silivestru (Russian: Силивестру) occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silivestru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 304,881st most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,867,589 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Silivestru live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most common in Romania, where it is held by 879 people, or 1 in 22,842. In Romania it is primarily found in: Tulcea County, where 28 percent reside, Prahova County, where 18 percent reside and Bucharest Municipality, where 12 percent reside. Not including Romania it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silivestrou951/
Selivestru90102/
Silevestru902/
Silivăstru902/
Silivastru901/
Sylivestrou8640/
Selevestru8056/
Selyvestru8010/
Sylyvestru808/
Sălăvăstru70103/

Silivestru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silivestru in the Russian language
Силивеструsilivestru-

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