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 last name Sylves is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylves? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,133,308th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname Sylves occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Sylves live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sylves is also the 1,060,447th most frequently held first name in the world It is 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 it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 44 percent live, Florida, where 15 percent live and New York, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States Sylves exists in 5 countries. It is also found in France, where 14 percent live and Singapore, where 2 percent live.

Sylves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sylves has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 84.21% being 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
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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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