Sylivia Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Sylivia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylivia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4821:95,8098,487
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sylivia (170,043) may also be a first name.

Sylivia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sylivia occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylivia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 595,654th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 13,934,122 people. The last name Sylivia is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sylivia are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Sylivia is also the 6,173rd most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 170,043 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 482 people, or 1 in 95,809. In Kenya Sylivia is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 21 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 20 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 19 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 6 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Sylivia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Syliviah9358/
Silivia86118/
Sylyvia863/
Selivia861/
Sylevia861/
Sylivio861/
Sylibia861/
Silivias801/
Selivio7113/
Silivio7112/
Silibia712/
Silivya712/
Silyvia711/
Silevia711/
Cilivia711/
Shellevia633/
Selibio571,494/
Cilibia57121/
Selevio5720/
Silibio5718/
Celibia573/
Selivjo571/
Zilibia571/
Selebia571/
Silibios531/
Sselibio531/

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 Sylivia
  • 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