Silvestr Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Silvestr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silvestr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia411:259,35334,723
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Silvestr (1,286) may also be a first name.

Silvestr Last Name Facts

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

Silvestr (Georgian: სილვესტრ) is found in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silvestr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,414,640th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. Silvestr occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Silvestr live; 65 percent live in Eastern Europe and 65 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 219,765th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 1,286 people.

This last name is most widespread in Czechia, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 259,353. In Czechia it is mostly found in: Vysočina Region, where 34 percent reside, Central Bohemian Region, where 15 percent reside and South Bohemian Region, where 15 percent reside. Other than Czechia this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Brazil, where 10 percent reside.

Silvestr Last Name Statistics demography

Silvestr earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.07% more than the national average, earning $45,768 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sylvestr8863/
Selvestr8832/
Zilvestr884/
Silvestrova84742/
Silvestrová8462/
Sylveistr8212/
Silveystrova808/
Shelveistr781/
Sylvestrova74231/
Selvestrova7437/
Sylvestrová7420/
Sylveistrova7021/
Cilvaiter592/

Silvestr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silvestr in the Georgian language
სილვესტრsilvestr-

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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 Silvestr
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