Sylvanius Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Sylvanius Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Sylvanius (84) may also be a first name.
Sylvanius Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sylvanius Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sylvanius is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sylvanius? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,427,875th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Sylvanius reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sylvanius is also the 1,046,220th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 84 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Sylvanius is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 37 percent live, Benue, where 21 percent live and Rivers, where 16 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live.
Sylvanius Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sylvanius has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sylvanius surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Sylvanius
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