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
The surname Silvers (Russian: Сильверс) is most common in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms: Silvērs. For other potential spellings of Silvers click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silvers? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 49,753rd most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 705,337 people. The last name Silvers occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Silvers live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. Silvers is also the 1,223,525th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 64 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 9,428 people, or 1 in 38,445. In The United States Silvers is most common in: Georgia, where 10 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and North Carolina, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 42 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and Ecuador, where 2 percent reside.
Silvers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Silvers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Silvers surname grew 664 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 213 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Silvers Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Silvers surname are 30.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.65% registered to vote for the political 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
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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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