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

Silvanis occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Silvanis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silvanis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Silvanis reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Silvanis is also the 1,467,136th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 47 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria Silvanis is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 100 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Silvanis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Silvanis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Silvanis surname fell 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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