Sylvar Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Czechia

Sylvar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylvar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
France11:66,422,722504,397
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Sylvar (17) may also be a first name.

Sylvar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sylvar is found most in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylvar? popularity and diffusion

Sylvar is the 5,057,639th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Sylvar are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Sylvar is most prevalent in: Benue, where 60 percent live, Ogun, where 30 percent live and Cross River, where 10 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 13 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.

Sylvar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sylvar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sylvar surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sylvart9214/
Sylvard922/
Sylvaire863/
Silvar831,038/
Selvar8391/
Sylvor8322/
Sylvarová803/
Silevar7758/
Silvear7714/
Silvart779/
Silvare777/
Silvair775/
Shilvar773/
Shelvar772/
Selvart771/
Silvajr771/
Silvard770/
Selvare770/
Sillevar7124/
Silevare713/
Silvarth711/
Sailevar711/
Zilvar67160/
Silvarová6751/
Silvor6723/
Shillevar6718/
Celvar673/
Cilvar672/

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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 Sylvar
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