Silviu Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Silviu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silviu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2191:91,68010,584
Belgium131:884,35769,774
England101:5,571,806158,774
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Silviu (58,440) may also be a first name.

Silviu Last Name Facts

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

Silviu (Russian: Силвиу) is most common in Romania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silviu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 945,594th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Silviu live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 80 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 16,202nd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 58,440 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Romania, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 91,680. In Romania Silviu is primarily concentrated in: Iași County, where 21 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 21 percent reside and Constanța County, where 16 percent reside. Besides Romania this last name occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 5 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silvius921,435/
Silveius862/
Sylvius77150/
Selvius77125/
Silvoju775/
Silvéus771/
Silveous71118/
Selvoju623/
Soilueu621/
Chilvoju571/

Silviu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silviu in the Russian language
Силвиуsilviu-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Silviu
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