View the most religious surnames in Ireland

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

The surname Sylver (Russian: Сыльвер) is borne by more people in Chad than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Sylvér. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname is the 217,512^th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,866,072 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Sylver live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 89,804^th most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 5,571 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Chad, where it is borne by 1,252 people, or 1 in 10,856. Apart from Chad this last name exists in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Sylver Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Sylver has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sylver surname expanded 1,242 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 217 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sylver Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sylver last name are 18.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.25% being registered with the party.

The amount Sylver earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 0.23% less than the national average, earning $43,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.27% more than the national average, earning $69,194 CAD per year.