Silvan Surname
Approximately 9,221 people bear this surname
Silvan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 5,509 | 1:22,532 | 1,655 |
| Spain | 1,179 | 1:39,654 | 3,865 |
| United States | 397 | 1:912,995 | 68,645 |
| Finland | 365 | 1:15,059 | 2,207 |
| Tanzania | 362 | 1:146,248 | 13,342 |
| Philippines | 307 | 1:329,766 | 45,361 |
| Argentina | 223 | 1:191,675 | 15,950 |
| Turkey | 211 | 1:368,822 | 22,921 |
| Italy | 107 | 1:571,558 | 54,297 |
| Indonesia | 100 | 1:1,322,492 | 91,711 |
| Iran | 65 | 1:1,181,270 | 51,307 |
| France | 42 | 1:1,581,493 | 147,826 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 1:1,510,204 | 20,059 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 75 | 1:669,582 | 43,760 |
The alternate forms: Silván (146) & Silvàn (1) are calculated separately.
Silvan (10,272) may also be a first name.
Silvan Demographics
Average Male Silvan Height
173.3 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Silvan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silvan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Silvan (Arabic: سلفان, Bengali: সিলভান, Hindi: सिलवन, Marathi: िसलवन) occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Silván or Silvàn. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silvan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 55,132nd most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 790,321 people. Silvan is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Silvan reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 60,177th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 10,272 people.
The surname Silvan is most widely held in Mexico, where it is borne by 5,509 people, or 1 in 22,532. In Mexico Silvan is primarily found in: Tabasco, where 67 percent live, Veracruz, where 9 percent live and Chiapas, where 7 percent live. Barring Mexico this surname occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Silvan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Silvan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Silvan surname rose 529 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Silvan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Silvan surname are 37.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.48% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Silvan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 29.35% more than the national average, earning R 307,392 per year; in Colombia they earn 52.25% more than the national average, earning $34,564,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.86% less than the national average, earning $40,187 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.24% more than the national average, earning $60,236 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Silvan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silvan in the Bengali language | ||
| সিলভান | silabhana | - |
| Silvan in the Hindi language | ||
| सिलवन | silavana | 44.44 |
| सिल्वन | silvana | 22.22 |
| सिलवान | silavana | 22.22 |
| सीलवान | silavana | 11.11 |
| Silvan in the Marathi language | ||
| िसलवन | isalavana | 42.11 |
| िसलवान | isalavana | 34.21 |
| वन | vana | 21.05 |
| वान | vana | 2.63 |
| Silvan in the Arabic language | ||
| سلفان | slfan | - |
| سيلفان | sylfan | - |
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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 Silvan
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