Sylvesta Surname
Approximately 759 people bear this surname
Sylvesta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 658 | 1:80,458 | 8,263 |
| Nigeria | 79 | 1:2,242,313 | 76,227 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Sylvesta (1,132) may also be a first name.
Sylvesta Demographics
Average Sylvesta Salary in
United States
$39,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sylvesta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sylvesta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sylvesta is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sylvesta.
How Common Is The Last Name Sylvesta? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 448,561st most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 9,601,510 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sylvesta live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 236,660th most widely held given name globally It is held by 1,132 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 658 people, or 1 in 80,458. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 29 percent live, Kigoma Region, where 23 percent live and Manyara Region, where 16 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
Sylvesta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sylvesta has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sylvesta last name decreased 77 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sylvesta Last Name Statistics demography
Sylvesta earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylevesta | 94 | 2 | / |
| Sylvestas | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sylveta | 93 | 2 | / |
| Silvesta | 88 | 1,303 | / |
| Sylveste | 88 | 943 | / |
| Selvesta | 88 | 12 | / |
| Sylvesto | 88 | 4 | / |
| Sylvetta | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sylvesti | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sylvester | 82 | 95,819 | / |
| Sylvestet | 82 | 2 | / |
| Sylvestes | 82 | 2 | / |
| Silvedsta | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sylvestey | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sylvita | 80 | 1 | / |
| Silveta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sylveister | 78 | 8 | / |
| Szylvester | 78 | 6 | / |
| Sylveaster | 78 | 6 | / |
| Sylvesther | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sylveszter | 78 | 2 | / |
| Syslvester | 78 | 2 | / |
| Seylvester | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sytlvester | 78 | 1 | / |
| Jsylvester | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shylvester | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sylvezster | 78 | 1 | / |
| Suylvester | 78 | 1 | / |
| Silvesti | 75 | 277 | / |
| Silveste | 75 | 184 | / |
| Silvesto | 75 | 20 | / |
| Silvesty | 75 | 5 | / |
| Silveita | 75 | 3 | / |
| Silvista | 75 | 1 | / |
| Selveste | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cilvesta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Selvesto | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sylviste | 75 | 1 | / |
| Silvetta | 75 | 0 | / |
| Silvester | 71 | 18,636 | / |
| Selvester | 71 | 439 | / |
| Silevista | 71 | 40 | / |
| Sylvister | 71 | 8 | / |
| Silvietta | 71 | 5 | / |
| Silvestte | 71 | 3 | / |
| Silvestes | 71 | 2 | / |
| Silvestie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silvestti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silvestos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sylvistes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silvesthe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selvita | 67 | 99 | / |
| Silvita | 67 | 43 | / |
| Silveto | 67 | 9 | / |
| Silvestedt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Silveyster | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shilvester | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silveshter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shelvester | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silvestter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silvesster | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sylvesta
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis