Sylvania Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Belize

Sylvania Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylvania Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Belize81:44,4342,498
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sylvania (1,496) may also be a first name.

Sylvania Last Name Facts

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

Sylvania (Arabic: سيلفانيا) occurs most in Indonesia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sylvania.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylvania? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,683,218th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. Sylvania occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Sylvania are found; 54 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 38 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sylvania is also the 201,047th most frequent given name on earth It is held by 1,496 people.

Sylvania is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 2,938,871. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: Jakarta, where 80 percent live, Lampung, where 11 percent live and East Java, where 2 percent live. Outside of Indonesia this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and The Philippines, where 15 percent live.

Sylvania Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sylvania has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sylvania surname expanded 825 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sylvania Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sylvania last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sylvania earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.14% less than the national average, earning $37,049 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.89% less than the national average, earning $38,310 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silvania88930/
Selvania881/
Sylvanio881/
Silvagnia826/
Sylvonnia822/
Sylvaña801/
Silvanio7581/
Silvagna757/
Silvânia751/
Selvanio751/
Sylvaneos711/
Shilvanio711/
Silvaña679/
Sylvaneous671/
Selvagno6354/
Silvagno6339/
Silvonio6311/
Silvânio631/
Silvaneo631/

Sylvania Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sylvania in the Arabic language
سيلفانياsylfanya-

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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 Sylvania
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