Silveira Surname

1,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352,935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Silveira Surname Definition:

(Portugese) Dweller in, or near, a wood, especially a wood of brier trees.

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Silveira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil281,7231:76094
Mozambique12,9781:2,101523
Uruguay11,5661:29732
Angola10,4511:2,582424
Portugal9,5211:1,094182
United States8,2981:43,6805,358
Argentina4,3341:9,862943
Venezuela2,4171:12,4971,077
India2,3201:330,63218,250
Mexico1,9001:65,3303,011
Cuba1,7931:6,427681
Spain1,5341:30,4773,099
Canada1,0681:34,5004,427
Paraguay5421:13,352658
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
France3331:199,46831,013
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
England2291:243,31019,878
Australia1771:152,51816,101
São Tomé and Príncipe1591:1,116161
Cape Verde1161:4,566186
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
East Timor491:24,81587
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Ecuador381:418,57510,137
Italy371:1,652,88383,776
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Chile311:568,27313,994
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Oman121:307,3314,704
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Togo91:805,3086,372
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
China81:170,915,1968,932
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Norway71:734,61250,907
Bolivia71:1,516,6336,309
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Iceland21:190,0456,825
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Palau11:21,643223
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Macau11:601,6301,582
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Silveirà (1) are calculated separately.

Silveira (1,099) may also be a first name.

Silveira Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Portugese) Dweller in, or near, a wood, especially a wood of brier trees.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Silveira is a place where many blackberry trees grow. It comes from the latin silvaria.

- villigersilveira

Silveira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silveira (Arabic: سلفيرا, Marathi: वेिरया) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Silveirà. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silveira? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,542nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 20,648 people. The last name Silveira occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Silveira reside; 85 percent reside in South America and 80 percent reside in Luso-South America. Silveira is also the 240,696th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 1,099 people.

The surname is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 281,723 people, or 1 in 760. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 29 percent live, São Paulo, where 16 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil this surname is found in 98 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 4 percent live and Uruguay, where 3 percent live.

Silveira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Silveira has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Silveira surname rose 55,320 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Silveira Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Silveira last name are 44.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.26% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Silveira earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.04% less than the national average, earning 245,578 kr per year; in Peru they earn 65.01% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,782 per year; in United States they earn 8.78% more than the national average, earning $46,937 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.91% more than the national average, earning $55,102 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silveirà961/
Silveiras9463/
Ssilveira9410/
Silveiira946/
Silveirra942/
Soilveira942/
Seilveira941/
Silveiraa941/
Silveirea941/
Silveiera941/
Sailveira941/
Silvera9342,773/
Silvira93131/
D'Silveira891/
Silveyra884,056/
Silveiro881,908/
Silviera88160/
Silvhera8874/
Silvaira8825/
Sylveira8825/
Selveira8822/
Silveras8817/
Shilvira8815/
Silverra886/
Silvirea884/
Shilvera884/
Cilveira884/
Silevera883/
Silveire883/
Silvhira882/
Silveraj882/
Silveraa882/
Silverea882/
Gilveira881/
Soilvera881/
Silverai881/
Silvgira881/
Silvejra881/
Silveura881/
Silevira881/
Silveiri881/
Silvirat881/
Silvesra880/
Silveirio82109/
Silverraj822/
Silverasp821/
Silveireo821/
Silveiroo821/
Silveitre821/
Silveraja821/
Silvero8025,065/
Silveri803,355/
Silvery802,080/
Selvera801,123/
Silvara80218/
Silvere80138/
Sylvera80127/
Selvira8080/
Slevira8037/
Silvéra8011/
Sylvira808/
Cilvera806/
Silviri803/
Silverj803/
Silviro802/
Gilvera801/
Silveraids781/
Silverio75100,106/
Silvaraj75253/
Silvieri75110/
Chilvera75107/
Silverie75101/
Silvetre7595/
Silveris7569/
Selveraj7549/
Silveros7540/
Silviero7538/
Silvirio7530/
Shilveri7519/
Shelvira7519/
Silveres7516/
Sileveri7511/
Silvitri7510/
Silvaras758/
Silvheri757/
Silevery757/
Silvetri756/
Selvirah755/
Selviraj755/
Silveyro755/
Silveriz755/
Silverid754/
Silvarai754/
Silveeri753/
Shilvara753/
Silverje753/
Silvires753/
Silvetro753/
Silverri752/
Silveryo752/
Silvesre752/
Sylviera752/
Silveruo752/
Selveras752/
Silverip751/
Silveroo751/
Silvhero751/
Sileviri751/
Silhveri751/
Silvarer751/
Silveari751/
Selvaira751/
Selveara751/
Selviera751/
Sylvetra751/
Silverro751/
Silverij751/
Shelvera751/
Sylveras750/
Silverer750/
Silvaraja7161/
Silverest7145/
Silevhere7114/
Silvharaj7110/
Selveraja716/
Silverous715/
Silverryd715/
Silverrio714/
Silverros713/
Shilvaraj712/
Silvetres712/
Silvierio712/
Ssilverio712/
Silveredh712/
Silvarass712/
Silverree711/
Silverrod711/
Sileveeri711/
Silvayara711/
Shelvetra711/
Selviraja711/
Silvareis711/
Silvaerio711/
Silverhed711/
Silverhøj711/
Silverrot711/
Silveatre711/
Silvarrei711/
Selverraj711/
Silvierie711/
Silvesres711/
Silvesrre711/
Sylvere67828/
Sylvery67640/
Gilvero67550/
Silvary67189/
Silvari67163/
Celvera67112/
Selvero6766/
Sylvara6757/
Cilveri6722/
Selvara6716/
Gilviro6710/
Silvaro679/
Jilvero679/
Silvère678/
Silvare677/
Selvery675/
Soilevaara675/
Cilvero674/
Gilvara672/
Selveri672/
Zilvere672/
Selvearaja672/
Cilvery671/
Silvaharaj671/
Sélvero671/
Selvere671/
Silvará671/
Selviro671/
Sylvero671/
Celvira670/
Sylvire670/

Silveira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silveira in the Marathi language
वेिरयाveiraya-
Silveira in the Arabic language
سلفيراslfyra-
سيلفيراsylfyra-

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Silveira Reference & Research

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Silveira
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