View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Sylvanus Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Sylvanus (Oriya: ସିଲଭାନୁସ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sylvanus.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylvanus? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 30,851^st most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 420,856 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sylvanus reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sylvanus is also the 15,844^th most frequent forename world-wide, held by 60,032 people.

The last name Sylvanus is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11,584 people, or 1 in 15,292. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 14 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 9 percent are found and Adamawa, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 36 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 20 percent are found and Chad, where 6 percent are found.

Sylvanus Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Sylvanus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sylvanus surname rose 362 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sylvanus Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Sylvanus surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sylvanus earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 118.19% more than the national average, earning R 518,508 per year and in United States they earn 29.09% more than the national average, earning $55,699 USD per year.