Silvestre Surname
Approximately 204,723 people bear this surname
Silvestre Surname Definition:
(English, French) Descendant of Silvester (forest dweller).
Silvestre Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 72,533 | 1:2,951 | 265 |
| Angola | 25,635 | 1:1,053 | 183 |
| Philippines | 20,170 | 1:5,019 | 405 |
| Mozambique | 16,686 | 1:1,634 | 386 |
| Mexico | 14,354 | 1:8,647 | 951 |
| Portugal | 8,011 | 1:1,300 | 207 |
| Peru | 7,628 | 1:4,167 | 681 |
| Spain | 6,759 | 1:6,917 | 857 |
| Bolivia | 5,848 | 1:1,815 | 344 |
| France | 5,396 | 1:12,310 | 1,220 |
| Argentina | 3,621 | 1:11,804 | 1,094 |
| Guatemala | 3,547 | 1:4,534 | 642 |
| United States | 2,836 | 1:127,806 | 13,523 |
| Dominican Republic | 2,658 | 1:3,925 | 448 |
| Italy | 2,177 | 1:28,092 | 5,009 |
| Ecuador | 1,654 | 1:9,617 | 1,557 |
| Venezuela | 896 | 1:33,710 | 1,967 |
| Colombia | 785 | 1:60,859 | 2,853 |
| Saudi Arabia | 596 | 1:51,772 | 7,760 |
| Chile | 526 | 1:33,491 | 1,758 |
| Canada | 364 | 1:101,224 | 10,979 |
| El Salvador | 290 | 1:21,875 | 959 |
| Belgium | 278 | 1:41,355 | 6,773 |
| Uruguay | 205 | 1:16,740 | 1,882 |
| England | 172 | 1:323,942 | 24,037 |
| Cuba | 117 | 1:98,485 | 2,989 |
| United Arab Emirates | 104 | 1:88,099 | 7,940 |
| Haiti | 81 | 1:131,900 | 5,863 |
| Paraguay | 78 | 1:92,779 | 2,216 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| Switzerland | 73 | 1:112,506 | 11,658 |
| Panama | 50 | 1:78,245 | 3,248 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| Nicaragua | 39 | 1:154,387 | 2,244 |
| Australia | 37 | 1:729,614 | 48,196 |
| French Polynesia | 37 | 1:7,589 | 1,667 |
| Guam | 37 | 1:4,328 | 556 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Andorra | 12 | 1:6,986 | 1,135 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 12 | 1:14,785 | 874 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Belize | 6 | 1:59,246 | 2,743 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6 | 1:9,200 | 695 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Cape Verde | 5 | 1:105,928 | 3,425 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
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).
Silvestre Demographics
Silvestre Political Affiliation
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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 may be rendered as: Silvéstre. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Silvestre? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,726th most commonly held last name on a global scale, 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. Silvestre is also the 6,358th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 165,503 people.
The surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 72,533 people, or 1 in 2,951. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 28 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 13 percent reside and Pernambuco, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Brazil this surname is found in 105 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 13 percent reside and The Philippines, where 10 percent reside.
Silvestre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Silvestre has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Silvestre last name expanded 17,725 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 8,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Silvestre Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Silvestre surname are 43.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.54% registered to vote for the political 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
Silvestre Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Silvestre in the Georgian language | ||
| სილვესტრე | silvestre | - |
| Silvestre in the Russian language | ||
| Сильвестре | silvestre | - |
| Silvestre in the Arabic language | ||
| سلفاستري | slfastry | - |
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