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

The surname Silvestein occurs in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silvestein? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Silvestein live; 60 percent live in South America and 47 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname is most numerous in Argentina, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 6,106,202. In Argentina it is mostly concentrated in: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 86 percent reside and Neuquén Province, where 14 percent reside. Other than Argentina it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Silvestein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence 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
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  • 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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