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Where Does The Last Name Silvester Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Silvester (Georgian: სილვესტერ, Hindi: सिलवेस्टर, Oriya: ସିଲେବାର, Russian: Сильвестер) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Šilvester. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silvester? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 28,816^th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 391,047 people. The last name Silvester is predominantly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Silvester live; 30 percent live in East Africa and 30 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Silvester is also the 16,838^th most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 55,795 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5,358 people, or 1 in 9,881. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 9 percent live and Tabora Region, where 9 percent live. Besides Tanzania Silvester is found in 92 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent live and Nigeria, where 11 percent live.

Silvester Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Silvester has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Silvester last name increased 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 517 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 303 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 244 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 150 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Silvester Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Silvester last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Christian (96%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Silvester last name are 19.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.2% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Silvester earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.78% less than the national average, earning R 140,736 per year; in United States they earn 14.38% more than the national average, earning $49,354 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.97% less than the national average, earning $48,206 CAD per year.