Silvey Surname

76,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Silvey Surname Definition:

(French) Descendant of Silvius (forest).

Silvey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2001:69,7048,096
England5231:106,53511,132
Australia3801:71,0418,403
Canada1721:214,21920,702
Wales371:83,6366,963
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Benin141:738,25740,906
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2561:95,2169,764
Wales101:156,8426,008
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9341:53,7676,049

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).

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

From the Old Norse, Silfri; nickname from the Dutch, Silva; from the Swedish, Silfven; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Silvey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silvey is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silvey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 76,029th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,129,502 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Silvey are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 951,070th most commonly used given name on earth It is held by 99 people.

The last name Silvey is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 5,200 people, or 1 in 69,704. In The United States Silvey is most common in: Missouri, where 17 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Apart 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 occurrence 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 predominantly Presbyterian (48%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Silvey surname are 17.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.01% being registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silveys921/
Silveya921/
Seilvey920/
Silveyo920/
Silvy913,175/
Silve911,898/
Silver8357,022/
Selvey832,243/
Silvee831,084/
Silves83439/
Silvie83420/
Gilvey83199/
Silvay83154/
Silvea8381/
Silvoy8380/
Silvet8379/
Sielvy8322/
Silvae8313/
Sylvey835/
Slevey834/
Shilve834/
Silved834/
Sileve834/
Shilvy832/
Silvei832/
Sislvy831/
Silvys831/
Sileby831/
Silvue831/
Silvye831/
Sailve831/
Silevy831/
Silvyo831/
Silvej831/
Silvest77609/
Shelvey77497/
Silveus77488/
Silviya77246/
Szilvay7790/
Silverå7728/
Silvett7723/
Shilver7715/
Silvhed7715/
Silvesh7713/
Silvesd7713/
Silveia7710/
Silvaje7710/
Silvetz778/
Silveio778/
Silvyya775/
Shilbey773/
Sielver773/
Suilver773/
Silvaya772/
Silveas772/
Silveer772/
Silvher772/
Selveya771/
Silvess771/
Silebay771/
Sielvie771/
Silvets771/
Sielves771/
Selveys770/
Seilver770/
Silleve770/
Silva735,875,328/
Silvi733,668/
Sylve731,008/
Selvy73892/
Selve73630/
Cilve7390/
Sleve7345/
Gilve7339/
Silvá735/
Sylvy734/
Sälve734/
Zilvy734/
Slevy732/
Zilve732/
Cilvy731/
Silvj731/
Silvã731/
Silvä731/
Sileweya7121/
Shilviya712/
Silveius712/
Silvhesh711/
Silvhesr711/
Silvhest711/
Silvhiya711/
Silvojee711/
Silvayus711/
Schilver711/
Szilveaz711/
Shilweya711/
Schlevey710/
Silleway710/
Sylvie6727,112/
Silvas6710,604/
Silvio674,132/
Silvis672,754/
Sylver671,885/
Selver67894/
Selves67839/
Selvie67214/
Sylves67213/
Cilvez67186/
Shelvy67143/
Shilue67131/
Sielva67124/
Gilver67123/
Gilves67123/
Silvaa67120/
Shilvi67117/
Selvet67114/
Zilver67113/
Chilve6765/
Silebi6761/
Silvaz6760/
Sailva6759/
Zilves6753/
Selvez6753/
Gilvez6744/
Gelvey6738/
Silvaş6733/
Silvaš6727/
Sailvi6722/
Silvha6720/
Selvay6719/
Silvai6719/
Silvayová6719/
Shilby6718/
Selvee6718/
Silewa6715/
Cilver6714/
Sielvi6714/
Silvat6713/
Ssilva6713/
Gilevy6712/
Žilvys6710/
Shilva679/
Sailby679/
Silvaj679/
Sylvee677/
Sislva677/
Silvaș677/
Suilva676/
Shelve675/
Sylvet675/
Slewhy675/
Silveggio675/
Selvei674/
Jilver674/
Sileba674/
Seilva674/
Zhilve673/
Shleve673/
Seilby673/
Silvid673/
Xsilva673/
Silvhi672/
Silewe672/
Selveu672/
Silebe672/
Silvau672/
Ċsilva672/
Sealve672/
Zilvys672/
Cilves672/
Silvap672/
Celvey671/
Gilvee671/
Gilvet671/
Shylve671/
Shilvayeh671/
Syleve671/
Sylvae671/
Sleway671/
Soilva671/
Silváh671/
Silvaà671/
Silváà671/
Sílver671/
Hsilva671/
Jsilva671/
Shilwe671/
Shilbe671/
Silvit671/
Silvou671/
Silváš671/
Silvayova671/
Selvoy671/
Selvae671/
Gileve671/
Cilvie671/
Seilvi671/
Sailwe671/
Silhva671/
Silvoa671/
Sxilva671/
Selvea670/
Sylvay670/
Gilvei670/
Selvys670/

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