Sylme Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sylme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Sylmé (2) are calculated separately.

Sylme (4) may also be a first name.

Sylme Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sylme is found most in Germany. It may be rendered as: Sylmé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylme? popularity and diffusion

Sylme is the 11,742,229th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Sylme is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Sylme live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sylme is also the 6,192,526th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 4 people.

The last name Sylme is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 80,505,459. In Germany Sylme is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Germany it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sylmé932/
Sylmer910/
Sylmeas8334/
Silme80457/
Selme80259/
Sylma808/
Sylmy802/
Cylme801/
Selmer731,723/
Selmes73891/
Silmez7399/
Silmie7339/
Selmet7329/
Selmee7326/
Silmer7314/
Selmej7313/
Shelme736/
Selmey733/
Selmie733/
Silmee732/
Selmeh732/
Szylma731/
Silmet731/
Silmeu731/
Sellmer671,196/
Silm67850/
Selm67720/
Silmeas6793/
Zylm6725/
Selmieh675/
Silmeez673/
Sillmer672/
Cylm672/
Selmmer671/
Selmetz671/
Sellmes671/
Szelmet671/
Shilmei671/
Selmedd671/
Shelmey671/
Sellmed671/

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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 Sylme
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