Silverster Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Jersey

Silverster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silverster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
India61:127,844,230863,365
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
England51:11,143,612252,590
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Silverster (348) may also be a first name.

Silverster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silverster is most common in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Silverster? popularity and diffusion

The last name Silverster is the 2,220,661st most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 47 percent of Silverster reside; 36 percent reside in West Africa and 36 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 467,354th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 348 people.

The last name Silverster is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is most common in: Bayelsa, where 38 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 15 percent are found and Benue, where 15 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Silverster is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Silverster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Silverster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Silverster surname grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Silverster Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Silverster earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.83% more than the national average, earning $53,074 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silverste9510/
Szilverszter911/
Sylverster90197/
Silverstre9021/
Selverster904/
Silversteth861/
Silversti843/
Sylverste843/
Silversta842/
Sylverstre805/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Silverster
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