Sylvaus Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Sylvaus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Sylvaus (20) may also be a first name.
Sylvaus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sylvaus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sylvaus is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Sylvaus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sylvaus? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sylvaus is the 5,812,366th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Sylvaus are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 20 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 78 percent reside, Bauchi, where 11 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 9 percent reside and Namibia, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvas | 92 | 190 | / |
| Sylvus | 92 | 11 | / |
| Sylveus | 86 | 86 | / |
| Silvaus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sylvash | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sylvais | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sylvous | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sylvast | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sylva | 83 | 9,518 | / |
| Silvayus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Silvas | 77 | 10,604 | / |
| Selvas | 77 | 1,581 | / |
| Silvus | 77 | 186 | / |
| Sylvah | 77 | 62 | / |
| Sylvai | 77 | 47 | / |
| Sylvos | 77 | 22 | / |
| Selvus | 77 | 3 | / |
| Silvau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sylvad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Selvau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sylvae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sylvaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sylvay | 77 | 0 | / |
| Silveus | 71 | 488 | / |
| Selvais | 71 | 401 | / |
| D'Sylva | 71 | 290 | / |
| Silvast | 71 | 276 | / |
| Sylvies | 71 | 67 | / |
| Szilvas | 71 | 53 | / |
| Silvaes | 71 | 16 | / |
| Sylviya | 71 | 12 | / |
| Selvash | 71 | 6 | / |
| Silveas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Silvais | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sylveis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shelvas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silvuis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silvues | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silvous | 71 | 0 | / |
| Silva | 67 | 5,875,328 | / |
| Selva | 67 | 21,469 | / |
| Zylva | 67 | 368 | / |
| Sílva | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sylvo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Silvu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Silvasce | 67 | 2 | / |
| Silveius | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sylvaice | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sýlva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silveuis | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Sylvaus
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