Silvest Surname

530,954th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Silvest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silvest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5231:101,2279,909
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England21:27,859,030389,889
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Silvest (1,443) may also be a first name.

Silvest Last Name Facts

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

Silvest (Russian: Силвест) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silvest? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 530,954th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 11,966,414 people. The last name Silvest is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Silvest live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Silvest is also the 205,399th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 1,443 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 523 people, or 1 in 101,227. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 95 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 2 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Jamaica, where 2 percent reside.

Silvest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Silvest has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Silvest last name expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Silvest Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Silvest surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Silvest earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.36% less than the national average, earning $39,111 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silveste93184/
Silvhest931/
Silves92439/
Silvet9279/
Silvestte883/
Silvesthe881/
Sylvest861,470/
Silveus86488/
Silvast86276/
Silvett8623/
Silvesh8613/
Silvesd8613/
Silvete8610/
Silvetz868/
Silvies864/
Silveas862/
Silvess861/
Silveth861/
Silvets861/
Sielves861/
Silveys861/
Cilvest860/
Silve831,898/
Silvestova822/
Sylveste80943/
Silvette8013/
Silvesse802/
Cilveste801/
Selveste801/
Shilbest801/
Silvhesr801/
Silvhesh801/
Silviste800/
Silver7757,022/
Silvey776,452/
Silvis772,754/
Silvee771,084/
Selves77839/
Silvie77420/
Sylves77213/
Selvet77114/
Silvea7781/
Zilves7753/
Sylvet775/
Sileve774/
Silved774/
Shilve774/
Cilves772/
Silvex772/
Silvei772/
Silvit771/
Sailve771/
Silvys771/
Silvej771/
Silverå7128/
Shilver7115/
Silvhed7115/
Chilves715/
Silvois714/
Sielver713/
Suilver713/
Silveer712/
Silvher712/
Silvios712/
Silvais712/
Sylvett711/
Sylveis711/
Sylvast711/
Silvuis711/
Cilveus711/
Sielvie711/
Silvijs711/
Shelves711/
Silleve710/
Seilver710/
Silviss710/
Shelvet710/
Seilvey710/
Selveys710/
Silva675,875,328/
Silvi673,668/
Silvy673,175/
Sylve671,008/
Selve67630/
Sillevis67133/
Cilve6790/
Sylvette6737/
Silvá675/
Sälve674/
Zilve672/
Silvoitz672/
Sylviett671/
Sylviste671/
Silewise671/
Sylvesse671/
Schilver671/
Silvj671/
Silvä671/
Selviste671/
Szilveaz671/

Silvest Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silvest in the Russian language
Силвестsilvest-

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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 Silvest
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