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

The last name Silvest (Russian: Силвест) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silvest? popularity and diffusion

Silvest is the 530,954th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 11,966,414 people. Silvest is mostly 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 common given name in the world. It is borne by 1,443 people.

Silvest is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 523 people, or 1 in 101,227. In Tanzania Silvest is most frequent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 95 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 2 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and Jamaica, where 2 percent live.

Silvest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Silvest has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Silvest last name increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Silvest Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Silvest last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for 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

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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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