Silva Lima Surname
Approximately 3,826 people bear this surname
Silva Lima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3,787 | 1:56,529 | 2,136 |
| Cape Verde | 20 | 1:26,482 | 1,011 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Silva Lima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silva Lima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Silva Lima is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silva Lima? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 119,991st most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,904,743 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Silva Lima live; 99 percent live in South America and 99 percent live in Luso-South America.
This surname is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 3,787 people, or 1 in 56,529. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Bahia, where 19 percent are found, São Paulo, where 18 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Brazil this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Cape Verde, where 1 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silvalima | 95 | 17 | / |
| Silva Limao | 95 | 3 | / |
| Silva E Lima | 91 | 26 | / |
| Silva Liam | 90 | 6 | / |
| Silva-Lima | 90 | 4 | / |
| Silva Olim | 90 | 1 | / |
| Salva Lima | 90 | 1 | / |
| Silva Lam | 84 | 2 | / |
| Silva Leme | 80 | 44 | / |
| Silva Além | 80 | 4 | / |
| Silva Lamy | 80 | 3 | / |
| Silva Alem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Salvi Lima | 80 | 2 | / |
| Silva Lami | 80 | 1 | / |
| Silva Olmo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Selvo Lima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Silva Alum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Silvallama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Silva Almoaya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Silva William | 78 | 1 | / |
| Salvalim | 78 | 1 | / |
| Silva Lameu | 76 | 3 | / |
| Silva-Laimo | 76 | 1 | / |
| Suelvi Lima | 76 | 1 | / |
| Salvalium | 74 | 1 | / |
| Zalaf Lima | 70 | 1 | / |
| Silvholm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Salvalme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selly Valeama | 61 | 1 | / |
| Sölve Holm | 60 | 4 | / |
| Salvalamou | 60 | 1 | / |
| Salvilliyam | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sølvholm | 56 | 1 | / |
| Salevolomo | 50 | 18 | / |
| Suel Velme | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Lima
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