Where Does The Last Name Sylevester Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sylevester is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylevester? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 791,719^th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 20,470,635 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sylevester reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sylevester is also the 293,794^th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 780 people.

The surname Sylevester is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 313 people, or 1 in 169,143. In Tanzania Sylevester is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 28 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 27 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 23 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.

Sylevester Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sylevester has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.