Silván Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Silván Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silván Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland801:68,7097,707
Spain461:1,016,34937,676
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Silvan (9,221) & Silvàn (1) are calculated separately.

Silván (16) may also be a first name.

Silván Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silván occurs most in Finland. It may also occur as a variant: Silvan or Silvàn. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silván? popularity and diffusion

The surname Silván is the 1,459,453rd most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Silván reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name on earth, held by 16 people.

It is most commonly used in Finland, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 68,709. In Finland Silván is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 38 percent live, Pirkanmaa, where 21 percent live and Southwest Finland, where 19 percent live. Outside of Finland Silván exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 32 percent live and Mexico, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silvan949,221/
Silvàn941/
Silvon8345/
Silvánova801/
Silvain771,799/
Silvant77451/
Silvane77118/
Silvand7732/
Shilvan7727/
Silevan7727/
Silvone7712/
Sailvan778/
Silvaan775/
Silvanh774/
Silevon771/
Silvean771/
Silvang771/
Suilvan771/
Silvann771/
Shilvon771/
Silvã731/
Shilvant713,322/
Shilvane71469/
Silvășan7135/
Suillvan718/
Silvanth715/
Silvanne714/
Silevhan714/
Silvaint713/
Silvagne712/
Silvaing711/
Silvaine711/
Selvan6712,784/
Sylvan671,938/
Selvon67470/
Silvam67177/
Sălvan6748/
Silvanova6713/
Sylvon6712/
Cilvan678/
Silvanová678/
Silvom672/
Sylvánová671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Silván
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