Silv Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Jersey

Silv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1441:1,486,62749,780
Portugal751:138,9106,177
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Silv (235) may also be a first name.

Silv Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silv (Hindi: सिल्व, Russian: Сильв) is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silv? popularity and diffusion

The last name Silv is the 802,733rd most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. The surname Silv occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Silv reside; 46 percent reside in South America and 41 percent reside in Luso-South America. Silv is also the 584,346th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 235 people.

The last name is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 1,486,627. In Brazil Silv is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 26 percent live, Bahia, where 10 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 8 percent live. Aside from Brazil this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Silv Last Name Statistics demography

Silv earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.7% less than the national average, earning $34,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silev8992/
Silvs8978/
Silvz894/
Silvh894/
Seilv892/
Sailv891/
Silvt891/
Silvd891/
Sielvs804/
Sillev804/
Silvås803/
Sailvs801/
Seilev801/
Selv7520/
Zilv7517/
Sylv7512/
Slev7510/
Xilv754/
Jilv752/
Cilv751/
Silvová7316/
Silvova736/
Gilev673,491/
Shilp67342/
Szilvová6750/
Zilev6742/
Silep6742/
Åslev6742/
Silew6734/
Szilvova6712/
Silef679/
Åsälv677/
Sileb676/
Sailf674/
Shilb674/
Shelv673/
Soilb672/
Shilf672/
Jilvh671/
Sylev671/
Šilev671/
Shlev671/

Silv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silv in the Hindi language
सिल्वsilva-
Silv in the Russian language
Сильвsilv-

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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 Silv
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