Sylvain Surname

9,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Sylvain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylvain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad33,6031:40437
Haiti15,9361:67094
Canada3,1571:11,6711,744
Ethiopia2,7371:35,6404,079
United States2,4311:149,09915,362
France1,7451:38,0654,711
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Cameroon3381:61,4477,861
DR Congo3151:234,53822,701
Ivory Coast2051:112,5435,675
Dominican Republic1931:54,0572,726
Brazil1271:1,685,62555,239
Benin801:129,19513,967
Belgium701:164,23822,550
Saint Lucia641:2,793433
French Polynesia611:4,6031,039
Madagascar491:482,6501,766
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Israel391:219,42720,804
England291:1,921,31276,208
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Guyana151:50,8154,586
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Mauritius91:143,7138,076
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
India51:153,413,076951,030
Bahamas51:78,350887
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
China31:455,773,85521,925
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Dominica21:37,946685
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Sylvain (540,665) may also be a first name.

Sylvain Last Name Facts

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

Sylvain (Arabic: سيلفيآن) occurs in Chad more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sylvain.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylvain? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 9,146th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 117,619 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Sylvain live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Chadic Africa. Sylvain is also the 1,848th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 540,665 people.

It is most frequently used in Chad, where it is carried by 33,603 people, or 1 in 404. Besides Chad it exists in 70 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 26 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Sylvain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sylvain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sylvain last name grew 7,597 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sylvain Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sylvain surname are 17.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.49% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sylvain earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.58% less than the national average, earning $41,603 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.6% less than the national average, earning $40,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sylvaine9334/
Sylvaint9310/
Syhlvain932/
Sylvan921,938/
Sylvin92330/
Silvain861,799/
Sylvand86204/
Sylvine86176/
Sylvane8698/
Sylvant8635/
Sylvina8627/
Sylvien8622/
Shylvan863/
Sylvint862/
Sylvaen861/
Sylvaim861/
Sylvein861/
Sylvion861/
Sylvann860/
Silvaint803/
Sylvienn801/
Silvaine801/
Silvaing801/
Sylvinne801/
Selvan7712,784/
Silvan779,221/
Silvin771,066/
Selvin77936/
Sylvén77329/
Sylven7755/
Sălvan7748/
Sylvyn771/
Sylvèn771/
Sylvanova752/
Selvasing751/
Selvina71790/
Shelvin71649/
Silvine71479/
Silvina71459/
Silvant71451/
Silvane71118/
Silvand7132/
Silevan7127/
Shilvan7127/
Selvine7118/
Shelvan7117/
Selving7117/
Silving718/
Sailvan718/
Selvang717/
Selvane717/
Silvaan715/
Selvant714/
Selvion714/
Silvanh714/
Sylvent714/
Silevin713/
Sylvene712/
Selvaan712/
Silvint711/
Silvainová711/
Silvann711/
Selvasn711/
Selvhan711/
Suilvan711/
Silvang711/
Silvien711/
Silvind711/
Silvean711/
Cilvain711/
Selvann711/
Selvasingh711/
Shilvin710/
Syleven710/
Shilvant673,322/
Shilvane67469/
Schelvan6793/
Shelvane6753/
Selviyan6747/
Silvășan6735/
Sylvänne6729/
Shelving6716/
Soyluhan6716/
Silviyan6712/
Suillvan678/
Soyluang678/
Silvanth675/
Shellvin675/
Shelvina674/
Silevhan674/
Silvanne674/
Shelvine673/
Silvagne672/
Selveyan672/
Silveșan672/
Sailvina671/
Shelvhan671/
Sellevin671/
Seelvant671/
Selvigne671/
Silvinhe671/
Chelvain671/
Shelbain670/
Schelvin670/

Sylvain Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sylvain in the Arabic language
سيلفيآنsylfyan-
سيلفيانsylfyan-
سيلفينsylfyn-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sylvain
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