Silvestro Surname

43,226th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,040 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Silvestro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silvestro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy7,8021:7,8391,099
United States1,7281:209,75620,523
Argentina7911:54,0374,552
Brazil6571:325,83612,554
France3831:173,42727,010
Australia2011:134,30714,542
Canada1771:208,16720,218
Scotland631:84,9816,133
England561:994,96549,531
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Silvestro (7,962) may also be a first name.

Silvestro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silvestro (Russian: Сильвестро) is most common in Italy. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silvestro? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 43,226th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 605,278 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Silvestro reside; 65 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 65 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 71,317th most commonly held forename in the world It is held by 7,962 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 7,802 people, or 1 in 7,839. In Italy Silvestro is most numerous in: Campania, where 60 percent live, Sicily, where 14 percent live and Piedmont, where 11 percent live. Not including Italy this last name is found in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Argentina, where 7 percent live.

Silvestro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Silvestro surname are 40.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.36% registered with the party.

The amount Silvestro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 100.52% more than the national average, earning €60,215 per year; in United States they earn 8.03% more than the national average, earning $46,612 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.49% more than the national average, earning $56,881 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silvestros95223/
Silvestrou95102/
Silevestro951/
Silvetro943/
Sylvestro89221/
Silvestra8937/
Silvistro896/
Selvestro891/
Sylvestros8418/
Sylvestrou844/
Selvestra787/
Sylvestra781/
Sylvetra711/
Zelvetro711/
Shelvetra671/

Silvestro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silvestro in the Russian language
Сильвестроsilvestro-

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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
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  • 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 Silvestro
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