Silven Surname

543,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Silven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic2231:46,7842,447
Spain841:556,57226,793
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Philippines561:1,807,825113,961
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Finland321:171,77215,201
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Sweden171:579,22142,433
France61:11,070,454349,096
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Silvén (123) are calculated separately.

Silven (365) may also be a first name.

Silven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silven (Marathi: वेन, Russian: Сильвен) is carried by more people in The Dominican Republic than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Silvén. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Silven? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 543,414th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 12,351,773 people. The surname Silven occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Silven reside; 38 percent reside in Caribbean and 38 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 455,540th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 365 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The Dominican Republic, where it is borne by 223 people, or 1 in 46,784. Excluding The Dominican Republic this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Silven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Silven has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Silven last name rose 546 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Silven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Silven last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Silven earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.2% more than the national average, earning $47,117 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silvén94123/
Silvent92459/
Sileven9292/
Silvene925/
Silveen923/
Silvean921/
Silvien921/
Silvesen862/
Silleven860/
Silvin831,066/
Sleven83522/
Selven83503/
Sylven8355/
Gilven8312/
Silvyn8311/
Cilven835/
Silvem832/
Silvän831/
Silvenova801/
Silvain771,799/
Silvine77479/
Silvina77459/
Shelven7737/
Selveen7710/
Silving778/
Sylvent774/
Silevin773/
Gilvene773/
Silväng772/
Sylvene772/
Gilvean771/
Silvind771/
Silvhem771/
Zilvene771/
Sylvein771/
Silvyna771/
Silvint771/
Chilven771/
Shilvin770/
Syleven770/
Žilvienė7185/
Šilvienė7131/
Schelven7119/
Silvaint713/
Selventh713/
Gilveane713/
Selvesen712/
Silvaing711/
Selleven711/
Sjelvgen711/
Silvaine711/
Silvinhe711/
Sailvina711/
Selvin67936/
Gilvin67670/
Sylvin67330/
Sylvén67329/
Gelven67148/
Selvén6773/
Selvem6761/
Selvyn6739/
Cilvin6710/
Silvim677/
Silvinova674/
Selvèn671/
Celven671/
Sylvyn671/
Zleven671/
Sylvèn671/

Silven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silven in the Marathi language
वेनvena-
Silven in the Russian language
Сильвенsilven-

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