Sylvas Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sylvas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylvas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Sylvas (22) may also be a first name.

Sylvas Last Name Facts

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

Sylvas occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylvas? popularity and diffusion

Sylvas is the 1,227,038th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Sylvas live; 96 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 2,024,910. In The United States it is most common in: Louisiana, where 46 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 2 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Sylvas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sylvas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sylvas surname rose 597 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sylvas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sylvas surname are 25.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.41% being registered with the party.

Sylvas earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.95% less than the national average, earning $36,267 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sylvaus9211/
Sylvash921/
Sylvais921/
Sylvast921/
Sylva919,518/
Silvas8310,604/
Selvas831,581/
Sylvah8362/
Sylvai8347/
Sylvos8322/
Sylvad832/
Sylvaj831/
Sylvay830/
Selvais77401/
D'Sylva77290/
Silvast77276/
Szilvas7753/
Selvash776/
Silvais772/
Silveas772/
Shelvas771/
Sylveis771/
Sylvous771/
Silvaus771/
Silva735,875,328/
Selva7321,469/
Zylva73368/
Sílva7316/
Sylvo735/
Sýlva731/
Silvasce712/
Sylvaice711/
Silvay67154/
Sielva67124/
Silvaa67120/
Silvea6781/
Silvaz6760/
Sailva6759/
Selvaa6750/
Silvaş6733/
Selvat6732/
Silvaš6727/
Szelva6725/
Silvha6720/
Selvay6719/
Shelva6719/
Silvai6719/
Silvos6717/
Sylvoz6715/
Silvat6713/
Ssilva6713/
Selvac6712/
Celvas6711/
Cilvas679/
Shilva679/
Silvaj679/
Sislva677/
Silvaș677/
Selvad676/
Selvaz676/
Suilva676/
Silvac675/
Sylvey675/
Seilva674/
Xsilva673/
Ċsilva672/
Silvau672/
Seelva672/
Síìlva672/
Silvap672/
Selvai672/
Sìílva671/
Sselva671/
Silvaà671/
Hsilva671/
Jsilva671/
Selvás671/
Selvau671/
Silhva671/
Silvoa671/
Soilva671/
Shhylvaha671/
Sxilva671/
Scelva671/
Sealva671/
Selvea670/

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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
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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 Sylvas
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