Sylvant Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Sylvant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylvant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France281:2,372,240182,981
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Sylvant Last Name Facts

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

Sylvant is most common in France. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sylvant.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylvant? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sylvant is the 3,323,005th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Sylvant reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 2,372,240. In France Sylvant is most common in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 64 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 29 percent reside and Normandy, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account France it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sylvaint9310/
Sylvan921,938/
Sylvain8661,959/
Silvant86451/
Sylvand86204/
Sylvane8698/
Selvant864/
Shylvan863/
Sylvann860/
Shilvant803,322/
Sylvaine8034/
Selvante8019/
Silvanth805/
Silvaint803/
Silevant802/
Silvante802/
Syhlvain802/
Seelvant801/
Selvan7712,784/
Silvan779,221/
Sălvan7748/
Sylvon7712/
Sheelvant75109/
Shelvante757/
Shilvanth754/
Seelvanth753/
Sylvanova752/
Shilvante751/
Silvain711,799/
Silvane71118/
Sheelvanth7156/
Silvand7132/
Shilvan7127/
Silevan7127/
Shelvan7117/
Sailvan718/
Selvane717/
Selvang717/
Silvaan715/
Silvanh714/
Selvaan712/
Silvang711/
Sylvong711/
Sylvein711/
Sylvaim711/
Silvean711/
Suilvan711/
Selvhan711/
Selvasn711/
Silvann711/
Selvann711/
Chilvant67960/
Shilvane67469/
Shilwant67378/
Schelvan6793/
Shelvane6753/
Silvășan6735/
Soyluhan6716/
Suillvan678/
Soyluang678/
Silvanne674/
Silevhan674/
Silvagne672/
Shelwant672/
Cilvante671/
Shelvhan671/
Syhlvong671/
Silvaine671/
Silvaing671/
Sylvonne670/

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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
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  • 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 Sylvant
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