Sylva Surname
Approximately 9,518 people bear this surname
Sylva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 2,352 | 1:818 | 130 |
| Senegal | 2,236 | 1:6,520 | 299 |
| United States | 1,862 | 1:194,661 | 19,217 |
| Nigeria | 537 | 1:329,875 | 18,040 |
| France | 475 | 1:139,837 | 21,514 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Ecuador | 310 | 1:51,309 | 4,783 |
| Indonesia | 257 | 1:514,588 | 41,930 |
| Mauritius | 114 | 1:11,346 | 2,449 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Brazil | 90 | 1:2,378,604 | 73,132 |
| England | 88 | 1:633,160 | 37,224 |
| Spain | 70 | 1:667,886 | 29,788 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| New Zealand | 59 | 1:76,751 | 11,256 |
| Philippines | 53 | 1:1,910,155 | 116,778 |
| Australia | 52 | 1:519,148 | 39,018 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| Haiti | 50 | 1:213,678 | 7,899 |
| Chile | 37 | 1:476,121 | 12,335 |
| Belgium | 29 | 1:396,436 | 41,978 |
| Jamaica | 27 | 1:106,294 | 4,277 |
| Ukraine | 26 | 1:1,750,873 | 130,688 |
| Ivory Coast | 22 | 1:1,048,692 | 25,281 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Cape Verde | 5 | 1:105,928 | 3,425 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 187 | 1:268,549 | 21,901 |
The alternate forms: Sýlva (1) are calculated separately.
Sylva (16,283) may also be a first name.
Sylva Demographics
Average Male Sylva Height
173.51 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sylva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sylva Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sylva (Russian: Сылва) occurs most in The Gambia. It may be found in the variant forms: Sýlva. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sylva? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 53,618th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 765,659 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Sylva reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Sylva is also the 43,891st most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 16,283 people.
Sylva is most frequently held in The Gambia, where it is held by 2,352 people, or 1 in 818. Besides The Gambia Sylva is found in 68 countries. It is also found in Senegal, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.
Sylva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sylva has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sylva last name rose 996 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sylva Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sylva surname are 42.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.65% registered with the political party.
The amount Sylva earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.23% less than the national average, earning $43,051 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.8% less than the national average, earning $38,852 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sylva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sylva in the Russian language | ||
| Сылва | sylva | - |
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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 Sylva
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