Silvey Surname
Approximately 6,452 people bear this surname
Silvey Surname Definition:
(French) Descendant of Silvius (forest).
Silvey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,200 | 1:69,704 | 8,096 |
| England | 523 | 1:106,535 | 11,132 |
| Australia | 380 | 1:71,041 | 8,403 |
| Canada | 172 | 1:214,219 | 20,702 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:83,636 | 6,963 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 23 | 1:192,603 | 9,322 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 256 | 1:95,216 | 9,764 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 934 | 1:53,767 | 6,049 |
Silvey (99) may also be a first name.
Silvey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) Descendant of Silvius (forest).
From the Old Norse, Silfri; nickname from the Dutch, Silva; from the Swedish, Silfven; a personal name.
Silvey Demographics
Average Silvey Salary in
United States
$41,656 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Silvey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silvey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Silvey has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Silvey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 76,029th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,129,502 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Silvey live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. Silvey is also the 951,070th most commonly used forename at a global level, held by 99 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 5,200 people, or 1 in 69,704. In The United States it is primarily found in: Missouri, where 17 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States Silvey exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
Silvey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Silvey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Silvey surname expanded 557 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 370 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Silvey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Silvey surname is primarily Presbyterian (48%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Silvey surname are 17.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.01% registered with the party.
The amount Silvey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.54% less than the national average, earning R 108,024 per year; in United States they earn 3.46% less than the national average, earning $41,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.06% less than the national average, earning $42,697 CAD per year.
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