Silyvanus Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Namibia

Silyvanus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Silyvanus Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Silyvanus (13) may also be a first name.

Silyvanus Last Name Facts

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

Silyvanus is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Silyvanus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Silyvanus is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Silyvanus live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.

The surname Silyvanus is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Silyvanus is most prevalent in: Niger, where 75 percent live, Kaduna, where 13 percent live and Rivers, where 13 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Silyvanus is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 18 percent live and Namibia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silivanus899/
Sylyvanus891/
Silivannus841/
Sylivanus783,342/
Sylevanus785/
Selevanus781/
Selivanus781/
Silebanous741/
Selivanous741/
Syliveanus741/
Sylibanus675/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Silyvanus
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis