Silvas Surname

48,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Honduras

Silvas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silvas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7821:75,7978,679
Mexico4,3331:28,6471,890
Romania3451:58,1977,097
Honduras3361:26,239931
Brazil1321:1,621,77553,533
El Salvador1121:56,6421,329
Nicaragua1021:59,0301,521
Argentina821:521,26138,206
Spain551:850,03734,138
Paraguay471:153,9733,151
Italy421:1,456,11280,162
Venezuela421:719,14512,108
Costa Rica391:122,5661,902
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Israel321:267,42624,032
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Finland91:610,74534,002
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:297,15223,646

The alternate forms: Silvaş (33), Silvaš (27), Silvaș (7) & Silváš (1) are calculated separately.

Silvas (47) may also be a first name.

Silvas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silvas (Marathi: वास) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Silvaş, Silvaš, Silvaș or Silváš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silvas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 48,606th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 687,245 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Silvas reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,467,136th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 47 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 4,782 people, or 1 in 75,797. In The United States Silvas is most prevalent in: Texas, where 44 percent are found, California, where 27 percent are found and Arizona, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States Silvas is found in 39 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 41 percent are found and Romania, where 3 percent are found.

Silvas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Silvas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Silvas surname rose 2,830 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Silvas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Silvas are 4.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.99% being registered with the party.

The amount Silvas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 3% less than the national average, earning $22,022,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 13.36% less than the national average, earning $37,385 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silvaş9433/
Silvaš9427/
Silvaș947/
Silvast92276/
Szilvas9253/
Silveas922/
Silvais922/
Silvaus921/
Silva915,875,328/
Silváš891/
Silvasce862/
Selvas831,581/
Sylvas83190/
Silvay83154/
Sielva83124/
Silvaa83120/
Silvea8381/
Silvaz8360/
Slevas8360/
Sailva8359/
Gilvas8335/
Silvha8320/
Silvai8319/
Silvos8317/
Silvat8313/
Ssilva8313/
Shilva839/
Silvaj839/
Cilvas839/
Sislva837/
Suilva836/
Silvac835/
Seilva834/
Xsilva833/
Silvau832/
Ċsilva832/
Silvap832/
Soilva831/
Silvaà831/
Hsilva831/
Jsilva831/
Silhva831/
Silvoa831/
Sxilva831/
D'Silva7714,875/
Silveus77488/
Szilvás77420/
Selvais77401/
Szilvay7790/
Silvaid7718/
Sylvaus7711/
Selvash776/
Silvois774/
Chilvas773/
Shilvat772/
Silveys771/
Silvaha771/
Shelvas771/
Sylvast771/
S'Silva771/
Sylvais771/
Sylvash771/
Sailvai771/
Ssislva771/
Silvous770/
Schilva770/
Silvioa770/
Szilvasova7513/
Selva7321,469/
Sylva739,518/
Zilva73763/
Silvo73520/
Cilva73248/
Sílva7316/
Silvá735/
Šilva734/
Xilva731/
Sýlva731/
Silvã731/
Silvaggi71566/
Shilwass711/
Silvaová711/
Szilveaz711/
Silvey676,452/
Gelvas67604/
Shilwa67325/
Gilvaz67121/
Silvoy6780/
Sylvah6762/
Suilua6751/
Selvaa6750/
Sylvai6747/
Selvat6732/
Szelva6725/
Sylvos6722/
Selvay6719/
Shelva6719/
Silvaiová6719/
Silvayová6719/
Sailua6718/
Silewa6715/
Chilva6713/
Selvac6712/
Celvas6711/
Silvoz6711/
Shilba679/
Sailwa676/
Šlevas676/
Selvad676/
Selvaz676/
Szilvaová676/
Shilua673/
Selvai672/
Seelva672/
Sylvad672/
Silvei672/
Síìlva672/
Silvajová672/
Sailba671/
Scelva671/
Sitlua671/
Sealva671/
Sselva671/
Silváh671/
Sìílva671/
Silváà671/
Slevaş671/
Silvou671/
Silvajova671/
Silvayova671/
Silvašová671/
Seilwa671/
Selvás671/
Sylvaj671/
Jelvas671/
Selvau671/
Silhua671/
Silvoo671/
Selvea670/
Sylvay670/
Silvoc670/

Silvas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silvas in the Marathi language
वासvasa-

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Silvas Reference & Research

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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 Silvas
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