Silvia Surname

18,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Silvia Surname User-submission:

Silva is a surname found in Portuguese-speaking countries, such as Portugal and Brazil. Its meaning is derived from the Latin word, silva, meaning 'forest' or 'woodland'.

Silvia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia13,2691:9,9671,260
United States6,7551:53,6586,427
Colombia2,0031:23,8511,700
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
Bangladesh1,1721:135,9705,321
Italy1,0621:57,58610,331
Portugal6131:16,9951,242
Brazil5691:376,22914,364
Mexico2671:464,8928,604
Dominican Republic1771:58,9432,908
Cuba1471:78,3862,653
Philippines1261:803,47876,852
Argentina1201:356,19527,792
India1131:6,788,189152,128
Germany871:925,35065,249
Spain681:687,53030,300
United Arab Emirates681:134,73911,022
Peru621:512,64714,327
Australia611:442,55234,724
Iran551:1,396,04656,996
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Romania451:446,17535,142
France371:1,795,209158,669
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Kenya301:1,539,33035,755
Venezuela291:1,041,52015,561
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
England271:2,063,63279,942
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Zambia221:720,45126,729
China211:65,110,5513,537
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Ecuador171:935,63814,108
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Paraguay121:603,0627,396
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Honduras101:881,6444,379
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Guatemala81:2,010,3346,458
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Macau21:300,8151,009
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belize11:355,4743,977
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2931:171,39515,445

The alternate forms: Sílvia (114) are calculated separately.

Silvia (2,537,347) may also be a first name.

Silvia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Silva is a surname found in Portuguese-speaking countries, such as Portugal and Brazil. Its meaning is derived from the Latin word, silva, meaning 'forest' or 'woodland'.

- anamenino

Silvia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silvia (Arabic: سيليفيا, Georgian: სილვია, Hindi: सिलविया, Oriya: ସିଲଭିଆ) is most common in Indonesia. It can also be rendered as: Sílvia. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silvia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 18,955th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 250,681 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Silvia live; 46 percent live in Southeast Asia and 46 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 217th most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 2,537,347 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 13,269 people, or 1 in 9,967. In Indonesia Silvia is most numerous in: West Java, where 29 percent live, East Java, where 12 percent live and West Sumatra, where 10 percent live. Apart from Indonesia it exists in 97 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Colombia, where 7 percent live.

Silvia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Silvia has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,305 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Silvia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Silvia last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Silvia surname are 25.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 79.07% registered with the party.

The amount Silvia earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 8.61% less than the national average, earning €27,445 per year; in Peru they earn 18.82% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,736 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.31% more than the national average, earning $25,270,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.25% more than the national average, earning $44,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.84% less than the national average, earning $32,372 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sílvia94114/
Silvias92154/
Shilvia9278/
Silvija9234/
Sielvia921/
Silevia921/
Seilvia921/
Silvioa920/
Silviea920/
Sielviah866/
Silveiea863/
Silveiya861/
D'Silvia861/
Sylvia8315,269/
Selvia834,921/
Silvio834,132/
Zilvia83185/
Silvya83150/
Silvea8381/
Cilvia8376/
Slevia832/
Gilvia831/
Shelvia7786/
Selvija7754/
Selviaa7716/
Selvias7714/
Sylviah7714/
Zilviah775/
Shylvia773/
Sylvias773/
Silvios772/
Sylevia771/
Silvagio7113/
D'Silvio711/
D'Sylvia711/
Juilviat710/
Selvio67381/
Silveo67378/
Sylvio67239/
Zelvia67130/
Sílvio6742/
Celvia6716/
Selvya6714/
Sylvya679/
Jelvia674/
Shellevia673/
Slewia672/
Silvyo671/
Selvea670/

Silvia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silvia in the Georgian language
სილვიაsilvia-
Silvia in the Oriya language
ସିଲଭିଆsilabhi'a66.67
ସିଲବିଆsilabi'a33.33
Silvia in the Hindi language
सिलवियाsilaviya50
सिलवीsilavi25
सिल्वियाsilviya25
Silvia in the Arabic language
سيليفياsylyfya-
سليفياslyfya-
سلفياslfya-

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