Silvesta Surname
Approximately 1,303 people bear this surname
Silvesta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,229 | 1:43,077 | 4,898 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Silvesta (3,092) may also be a first name.
Silvesta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silvesta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Silvesta (Arabic: سلفيستي, Hindi: सिल्वेस्टा, Russian: Сильвеста) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Silvesta.
How Common Is The Last Name Silvesta? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 293,188th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,592,898 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Silvesta are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 129,689th most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 3,092 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,229 people, or 1 in 43,077. In Tanzania Silvesta is mostly concentrated in: Katavi Region, where 22 percent reside, Manyara Region, where 17 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 14 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silvedsta | 94 | 1 | / |
| Silveta | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sylvesta | 88 | 759 | / |
| Silvesti | 88 | 277 | / |
| Silveste | 88 | 184 | / |
| Silvesto | 88 | 20 | / |
| Selvesta | 88 | 12 | / |
| Silvesty | 88 | 5 | / |
| Silveita | 88 | 3 | / |
| Cilvesta | 88 | 1 | / |
| Silvista | 88 | 1 | / |
| Silvetta | 88 | 0 | / |
| Silvester | 82 | 18,636 | / |
| Silevista | 82 | 40 | / |
| Silvietta | 82 | 5 | / |
| Silvestte | 82 | 3 | / |
| Silvestes | 82 | 2 | / |
| Sylevesta | 82 | 2 | / |
| Sylvestas | 82 | 1 | / |
| Silvestti | 82 | 1 | / |
| Silvestie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Silvesthe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Silvestos | 82 | 1 | / |
| Silvita | 80 | 43 | / |
| Silveto | 80 | 9 | / |
| Sylveta | 80 | 2 | / |
| Silvestedt | 78 | 3 | / |
| Silveyster | 78 | 2 | / |
| Silvestter | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shilvester | 78 | 1 | / |
| Silveshter | 78 | 1 | / |
| Silvesster | 78 | 0 | / |
| Sylveste | 75 | 943 | / |
| Silvasto | 75 | 8 | / |
| Sylvesto | 75 | 4 | / |
| Cilveste | 75 | 1 | / |
| Selveste | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sylvetta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sylvesti | 75 | 1 | / |
| Selvesto | 75 | 1 | / |
| Silviste | 75 | 0 | / |
| Schilvester | 74 | 0 | / |
| Sylvester | 71 | 95,819 | / |
| Selvester | 71 | 439 | / |
| Silvister | 71 | 41 | / |
| Šilvester | 71 | 29 | / |
| Sylvestes | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sylvestet | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cilvastaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sylvestey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cilvester | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selvita | 67 | 99 | / |
| Sylveister | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sylveaster | 67 | 6 | / |
| Szylvester | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sylvesther | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sylveszter | 67 | 2 | / |
| Syslvester | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shylvester | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sylvita | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seylvester | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sytlvester | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jsylvester | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sylvezster | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suylvester | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shelvester | 67 | 1 | / |
Silvesta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silvesta in the Hindi language | ||
| सिल्वेस्टा | silvesta | - |
| Silvesta in the Russian language | ||
| Сильвеста | silvesta | - |
| Silvesta in the Arabic language | ||
| سلفيستي | slfysty | - |
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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 Silvesta
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