Silvers Surname
Approximately 10,332 people bear this surname
Silvers Surname User-submission:
Often an anglicized version of common Portuguese surnames Silva, Sylva, de Silva, and de Sylva.
Silvers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,428 | 1:38,445 | 4,738 |
| England | 338 | 1:164,846 | 15,309 |
| Ecuador | 239 | 1:66,552 | 5,287 |
| Germany | 76 | 1:1,059,282 | 71,604 |
| Australia | 75 | 1:359,943 | 30,133 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:191,208 | 10,357 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Haiti | 9 | 1:1,187,101 | 12,579 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 159 | 1:153,304 | 13,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,420 | 1:35,365 | 4,208 |
The alternate forms: Silvērs (1) are calculated separately.
Silvers (64) may also be a first name.
Silvers Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Often an anglicized version of common Portuguese surnames Silva, Sylva, de Silva, and de Sylva.
- jeffsilversSilvers Demographics
Average Silvers Salary in
United States
$41,944 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Silvers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silvers Come From? nationality or country of origin
Silvers (Russian: Сильверс) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Silvērs. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Silvers? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 49,753rd most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 705,337 people. The last name Silvers is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Silvers are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Silvers is also the 1,223,525th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 64 people.
The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 9,428 people, or 1 in 38,445. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 10 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and North Carolina, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 42 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and Ecuador, where 2 percent are found.
Silvers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Silvers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Silvers surname rose 664 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 213 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Silvers Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Silvers surname are 30.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.65% registered with the party.
The amount Silvers earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.79% less than the national average, earning $41,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.56% less than the national average, earning $38,474 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silvērs | 95 | 1 | / |
| Silverås | 93 | 3 | / |
| Shilvers | 93 | 3 | / |
| Silverst | 93 | 2 | / |
| Silverse | 93 | 1 | / |
| Silveirs | 93 | 1 | / |
| Silevers | 93 | 1 | / |
| Silverss | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shilverst | 88 | 51 | / |
| Sylvers | 86 | 214 | / |
| Zilvers | 86 | 34 | / |
| Selvers | 86 | 30 | / |
| Slevers | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gilvers | 86 | 0 | / |
| Chilvers | 80 | 4,301 | / |
| Sylverse | 80 | 4 | / |
| Silverje | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sylverst | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shelvers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shylverst | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chilverst | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schlevers | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gelvers | 71 | 2 | / |
| Slewers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chelvers | 67 | 1 | / |
Silvers Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silvers in the Russian language | ||
| Сильверс | silvers | - |
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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 Silvers
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