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

The surname Sylon is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 3,602,217^th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Sylon is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Sylon reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sylon is also the 1,083,225^th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 79 people.

The surname Sylon is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Sylon is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 74 percent are found and Gombe, where 26 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Sylon exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Sylon Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sylon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sylon surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sylon Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sylon surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.