Silvestre Surname

2,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Angola

Silvestre Surname Definition:

(English, French) Descendant of Silvester (forest dweller).

Silvestre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil72,5331:2,951265
Angola25,6351:1,053183
Philippines20,1701:5,019405
Mozambique16,6861:1,634386
Mexico14,3541:8,647951
Portugal8,0111:1,300207
Peru7,6281:4,167681
Spain6,7591:6,917857
Bolivia5,8481:1,815344
France5,3961:12,3101,220
Argentina3,6211:11,8041,094
Guatemala3,5471:4,534642
United States2,8361:127,80613,523
Dominican Republic2,6581:3,925448
Italy2,1771:28,0925,009
Ecuador1,6541:9,6171,557
Venezuela8961:33,7101,967
Colombia7851:60,8592,853
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
Chile5261:33,4911,758
Canada3641:101,22410,979
El Salvador2901:21,875959
Belgium2781:41,3556,773
Uruguay2051:16,7401,882
England1721:323,94224,037
Cuba1171:98,4852,989
United Arab Emirates1041:88,0997,940
Haiti811:131,9005,863
Paraguay781:92,7792,216
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Switzerland731:112,50611,658
Panama501:78,2453,248
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Nicaragua391:154,3872,244
Australia371:729,61448,196
French Polynesia371:7,5891,667
Guam371:4,328556
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Andorra121:6,9861,135
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
São Tomé and Príncipe121:14,785874
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Belize61:59,2462,743
Norway61:857,04855,549
Oman61:614,6626,082
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Saint Kitts and Nevis61:9,200695
Wales61:515,75523,171
Cape Verde51:105,9283,425
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
China31:455,773,85521,925
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Silvéstre (1) are calculated separately.

Silvestre (165,503) may also be a first name.

Silvestre Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, French) Descendant of Silvester (forest dweller).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Silvestre Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silvestre (Arabic: سلفاستري, Georgian: სილვესტრე, Russian: Сильвестре) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Silvéstre. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silvestre? popularity and diffusion

Silvestre is the 2,726th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 35,597 people. Silvestre is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Silvestre reside; 46 percent reside in South America and 35 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 6,358th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 165,503 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 72,533 people, or 1 in 2,951. In Brazil Silvestre is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 28 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 13 percent live and Pernambuco, where 8 percent live. Besides Brazil Silvestre exists in 105 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 13 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.

Silvestre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Silvestre has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Silvestre last name increased 17,725 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 8,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Silvestre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Silvestre surname are 43.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Silvestre earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 15.9% more than the national average, earning €34,806 per year; in Norway they earn 29.31% less than the national average, earning 244,627 kr per year; in Peru they earn 28.8% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,802 per year; in South Africa they earn 42.98% more than the national average, earning R 339,780 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.21% less than the national average, earning $21,520,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.84% less than the national average, earning $41,059 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.89% more than the national average, earning $52,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silvéstre961/
Silvestres95115/
Silvestere955/
Silvestree953/
Silvestrie953/
Ssilvestre953/
Silvestrre952/
Silveistre952/
Silvestire952/
Soilvestre951/
Silvesttre951/
Silvestrez951/
Sielvestre951/
Silvestrer951/
Silveestre951/
Silvetre9495/
Silvestresr901/
D'silvestre901/
Sylvestre8956,182/
Silvestri8954,536/
Silvester8918,636/
Silvestry89466/
Selvestre89112/
Silvestra8937/
Gilvestre8915/
Cilvestre8913/
Silvistre8913/
Silveztre893/
Zilvestre893/
Silvestir892/
Silvastre892/
Silvetres892/
Jilvestre892/
Silvystre891/
Slevestre891/
Silveatre891/
Silveitre891/
Silvestris84414/
Silvestriz8428/
Silvesttri8420/
Sylvestere846/
Silvestriy845/
Sylevestre843/
Silveyster842/
Selvestere842/
Silveestri842/
Silveshter841/
Silvesstri841/
Sylvestres841/
Shilvester841/
Syslvestre841/
Silvestter841/
Silvesster840/
Silvetri826/
Sylvetre825/
Silvestrich8013/
Silvestrych802/
Schilvester800/
Sylvester7895,819/
Selvester78439/
Sylvestri78351/
Silvister7841/
Selvistre7838/
Šilvester7829/
Sylvestry7815/
Silvistri7811/
Selvestra787/
Selvestri783/
Zelvestre783/
Zilvester782/
Sylvestra781/
Cilvester781/
Sylvestir781/
Cilvistre781/
Celvestre781/
Silvesterová767/
Sylevester74356/
Sylvestris7412/
Sylveister748/
Szylvester746/
Sylveaster746/
Sylvestert745/
Syslvester742/
Sylveszter742/
Sylvesther742/
Shelvester741/
Suylvester741/
Sylvestier741/
Sylvezster741/
Silvistris741/
Sylvesterp741/
Sylvesterz741/
Jsylvester741/
Sytlvester741/
Seylvester741/
Shylvester741/
Silvitri7110/
Sylvetra711/
Sylvetri711/
Shelveister705/
Shylevester701/
Selvister6722/
Sylvister678/
Shelvetra671/
Celvester671/
Sylvesterova671/
Celvistre671/

Silvestre Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silvestre in the Georgian language
სილვესტრეsilvestre-
Silvestre in the Russian language
Сильвестреsilvestre-
Silvestre in the Arabic language
سلفاستريslfastry-

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