Silva Jose Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Silva Jose Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Silva Jose 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
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792

The alternate forms: Silva José (2) are calculated separately.

Silva Jose Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silva Jose has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can appear as: Silva José. For other potential spellings of Silva Jose click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silva Jose? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Silva Jose occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Silva Jose live; 97 percent live in South America and 97 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 5,785,793. In Brazil Silva Jose is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 30 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 19 percent live and Goiás, where 16 percent live. Outside of Brazil this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Cape Verde, where 3 percent live.

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
Silva José972/
Silva-Jose902/
Salvo Jose801/
Silva Hojas761/
Salvejos674/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Silva Jose
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