Silvestein Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Silvestein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silvestein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Silvestein Last Name Facts

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

Silvestein is more commonly found in Argentina than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silvestein? popularity and diffusion

Silvestein is the 5,057,639th most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Silvestein are found; 60 percent are found in South America and 47 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

This last name is most frequently held in Argentina, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 6,106,202. In Argentina it is most prevalent in: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 86 percent reside and Neuquén Province, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Argentina it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Silvestein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Silvestein has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Silvestein Last Name Statistics demography

Silvestein earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 109.26% more than the national average, earning $90,292 USD per year.

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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 Silvestein
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