Sylves Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Singapore

Sylves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1761:2,059,426131,385
France291:2,290,439180,028
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Sylves (82) may also be a first name.

Sylves Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sylves is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylves? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,133,308th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. Sylves is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Sylves reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sylves is also the 1,060,447th most numerous given name globally, held by 82 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 2,059,426. In The United States Sylves is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 44 percent live, Florida, where 15 percent live and New York, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 14 percent live and Singapore, where 2 percent live.

Sylves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sylves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sylves surname expanded 489 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sylves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sylves surname are 37.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 84.21% registered to vote for the party.

Sylves earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.78% less than the national average, earning $38,068 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sylvest921,470/
Sylveis921/
Sylve911,008/
Sylvesse861/
Sylver831,885/
Selves83839/
Silves83439/
Sylvis83375/
Sylvee837/
Sylvey835/
Sylvet835/
Syleve831/
Shylve831/
Silvest77609/
Silveus77488/
Silvesd7713/
Silvesh7713/
Silvies774/
Sylveer772/
Sylvice772/
Silveas772/
Saylver772/
Silveys771/
Shelves771/
Sylvett771/
Sylvise771/
Sylviss771/
Silvess771/
Sylvais771/
Silvets771/
Sielves771/
Selveys770/
Sylva739,518/
Silve731,898/
Selve73630/
Sylvi73189/
Sälve734/
Sylvy734/
Silvesse712/
Silvhest711/
Sylvaice711/
Silvhesr711/
Silvhesh711/
Silver6757,022/
Silvey676,452/
Silvis672,754/
Selvey672,243/
Silvee671,084/
Selver67894/
Silvie67420/
Sylvio67239/
Selvie67214/
Selvet67114/
Silvea6781/
Silvet6779/
Selvis6774/
Selvez6753/
Zilves6753/
Sylvai6747/
Selvee6718/
Shelve675/
Silved674/
Sileve674/
Selvei674/
Shilve674/
Sealve672/
Silvex672/
Selveu672/
Cilves672/
Sylvér672/
Silvei672/
Celves672/
Silvej671/
Silvys671/
Schelveis671/
Sílver671/
Sailve671/
Sylvaj671/
Selvea670/
Sylvay670/
Selvys670/

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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 Sylves
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