Silvers Surname

49,753rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Silvers Surname User-submission:

Often an anglicized version of common Portuguese surnames Silva, Sylva, de Silva, and de Sylva.

Silvers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,4281:38,4454,738
England3381:164,84615,309
Ecuador2391:66,5525,287
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
Australia751:359,94330,133
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Israel201:427,88233,464
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Guam81:20,0153,029
France41:16,605,680368,153
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1591:153,30413,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4201:35,3654,208

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.

- jeffsilvers

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silvērs951/
Silverås933/
Shilvers933/
Silverst932/
Silverse931/
Silveirs931/
Silevers931/
Silverss931/
Shilverst8851/
Sylvers86214/
Zilvers8634/
Selvers8630/
Slevers862/
Gilvers860/
Chilvers804,301/
Sylverse804/
Silverje803/
Sylverst802/
Shelvers801/
Shylverst753/
Chilverst751/
Schlevers751/
Gelvers712/
Slewers710/
Chelvers671/

Silvers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silvers in the Russian language
Сильверсsilvers-

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