Silvanis Surname

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

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Silvanis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silvanis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Silvanis (47) may also be a first name.

Silvanis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silvanis is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silvanis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Silvanis reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 47 people.

Silvanis is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Silvanis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Silvanis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Silvanis surname contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Silvanis
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