Sulvester Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sulvester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sulvester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:19,076,786604,894
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
England41:13,929,515290,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Sulvester (51) may also be a first name.

Sulvester Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sulvester occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Sulvester click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulvester? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,323,005th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Sulvester reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sulvester is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 51 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States Sulvester is mostly concentrated in: Connecticut, where 42 percent are found, North Carolina, where 42 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States Sulvester occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Sulvester Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sulvester surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Sulvester earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 51.57% more than the national average, earning R 360,192 per year and in United States they earn 26.55% more than the national average, earning $54,607 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saulvester9510/
Sulveyster951/
Suylvester951/
Sulveste941/
Sulvestre893/
Shilvester841/
Schilvester800/
Julvestre781/
Zulvete7514/
Sulveta751/
Sulbete751/
Schulueter741/
Sulvetta7138/
Solvette711/
Sulvita63246/
Sulueta6340/
Zulbete6320/
Zuluete633/
Sulweta632/
Solvetti592/
Sullueta591/
Zulbette591/
Solueta5020/
Suluita501/

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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 Sulvester
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