Silva José Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cape Verde
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Silva José Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Silva José 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
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686

The alternate forms: Silva Jose (38) are calculated separately.

Silva José Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silva José is found in Cape Verde more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Silva Jose. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

Silva José is the 11,742,229th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Silva José occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Silva José live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Luso-Central Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Cape Verde, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 529,642. In Cape Verde Silva José is mostly found in: Fogo, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Cape Verde it exists in one country. It is also common in São Tomé and Príncipe, where 50 percent are found.

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 Jose9738/
Silva-Jose802/
Silva Hojas761/
Salvo Jose701/
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 José
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