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
Average Silvestre Salary in
United States
$41,059 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may be rendered as a variant: Silvéstre. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Silvestre? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,726th most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 35,597 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 frequently occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 165,503 people.
This surname is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 72,533 people, or 1 in 2,951. In Brazil Silvestre is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 28 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 13 percent live and Pernambuco, where 8 percent live. Besides Brazil this last name is found in 105 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 13 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.
Silvestre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Silvestre has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 Silvestre are 43.31% more likely to be registered Democrats 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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