Silveston Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Silveston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silveston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:1,428,66862,556
France161:4,151,420237,746
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Silveston (15) may also be a first name.

Silveston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silveston is found most frequently in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Silveston.

How Common Is The Last Name Silveston? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,333,370th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Silveston live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,428,668. In England it is primarily found in: Nottinghamshire, where 21 percent live, Greater London, where 21 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 15 percent live. Excluding England Silveston is found in 5 countries. It is also found in France, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Silveston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Silveston has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Silveston last name rose 390 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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 Silveston
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