Sylbe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sylbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sylbe (10) may also be a first name.

Sylbe Last Name Facts

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

Sylbe occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylbe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Sylbe reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sylbe is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename throughout the world, held by 10 people.

The last name Sylbe is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 50 percent reside and Saxony, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany Sylbe occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Sylbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sylbe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sylber9161/
Sylbije8327/
Selbe80803/
Silbe80164/
Sylue8024/
Sylba8011/
Sylwe801/
Sylby800/
Shylberh7713/
Silber738,312/
Selbes73924/
Selbie73576/
Selber73530/
Selbee73228/
Silbey7396/
Selbey7310/
Scelbe738/
Shelbe737/
Selbei734/
Silbee734/
Silbet733/
Syluie731/
Selbea731/
Selbed731/
Seulbe731/
Silbeu731/
Selbeş731/
Shilbe731/
Sylbai731/
Schülbe67322/
Schilbe67197/
Selbest6791/
Szilber6786/
Schelbe6721/
Selbher6710/
Shelbey679/
Shellbe677/
Shilbey673/
Sillber672/
Selbech671/
Silbesz671/
Scyluer670/

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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
  • 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 Sylbe
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