Silves Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Silves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
Cape Verde541:9,808355
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Guam11:160,1214,893
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
England11:55,718,059489,080
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Silves (106) may also be a first name.

Silves Last Name Facts

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

Silves (Marathi: सीलवेज, Russian: Силвес) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Silves? popularity and diffusion

Silves is the 678,631st most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,600,332 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Silves are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Silves is also the 915,176th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 106 people.

The last name Silves is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 1,897,691. In The United States Silves is primarily found in: Washington, where 36 percent reside, Delaware, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 26 percent reside and Cape Verde, where 12 percent reside.

Silves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Silves has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Silves surname expanded 434 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Silves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Silves surname are 39.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.31% being registered with the party.

Silves earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.82% more than the national average, earning $53,859 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silvest92609/
Silveus92488/
Silvesh9213/
Silvesd9213/
Silvies924/
Silveas922/
Silveys921/
Silvess921/
Silvets921/
Sielves921/
Silve911,898/
Silvesse862/
Silvhesh861/
Silvhesr861/
Silvhest861/
Silver8357,022/
Silvey836,452/
Silvis832,754/
Silvee831,084/
Selves83839/
Silvie83420/
Sylves83213/
Gilves83123/
Silvea8381/
Silvet8379/
Zilves8353/
Shilve834/
Silved834/
Sileve834/
Silvex832/
Silvei832/
Cilves832/
Silvys831/
Sailve831/
Silvej831/
Sylvest771,470/
Silverå7728/
Silvett7723/
Shilver7715/
Silvhed7715/
Silvetz778/
Chilves775/
Silvois774/
Sielver773/
Zsilvec773/
Suilver773/
Silveer772/
Silvher772/
Silvios772/
Silvais772/
Silverz771/
Silvuis771/
Sylveis771/
Shelves771/
Silvijs771/
Sielvie771/
Cilveus771/
Selveys770/
Seilver770/
Silviss770/
Seilvey770/
Cilvest770/
Silleve770/
Silva735,875,328/
Silvi733,668/
Silvy733,175/
Sylve731,008/
Selve73630/
Cilve7390/
Silvá735/
Sälve734/
Zilve732/
Silvj731/
Silvä731/
Sillevis71133/
Shilbest711/
Schilver711/
Szilveaz711/
Sylvesse711/
Silewise711/
Gelves677,142/
Silvio674,132/
Selvey672,243/
Sylver671,885/
Jelves671,088/
Selver67894/
Sylvis67375/
Selvie67214/
Cilvez67186/
Silvay67154/
Shilue67131/
Sielva67124/
Silvaa67120/
Shilvi67117/
Selvet67114/
Silvoy6780/
Selvis6774/
Chilve6765/
Sailva6759/
Selvez6753/
Gilvez6744/
Sailvi6722/
Sielvy6722/
Silvha6720/
Silvai6719/
Selvee6718/
Cilver6714/
Sielvi6714/
Schleveis6714/
Ssilva6713/
Žilvys6710/
Shilva679/
Silvaj679/
Sylvee677/
Suilva676/
Sylvey675/
Shelve675/
Sylvet675/
Selvei674/
Seilva674/
Silvid673/
Silvhi672/
Silewe672/
Shilvy672/
Selveu672/
Celves672/
Ċsilva672/
Sealve672/
Zilvys672/
Sislvy671/
Shylve671/
Syleve671/
Soilva671/
Schelveis671/
Sílver671/
Hsilva671/
Shilwe671/
Shilbe671/
Silvit671/
Gilvis671/
Silevy671/
Silvyo671/
Seilvi671/
Sailwe671/
Silhva671/
Silvoa671/
Selvea670/
Selvys670/
Silvic670/

Silves Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silves in the Marathi language
सीलवेजsilaveja33.33
वेसvesa33.33
िसलवेसisalavesa33.33
Silves in the Russian language
Силвесsilves-

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