Sylvestar Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Sylvestar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Sylvestar (349) may also be a first name.
Sylvestar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sylvestar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sylvestar (Hindi: सिल्वेसटर) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sylvestar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sylvestar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,323,005th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Sylvestar are found; 40 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 466,636th most numerous forename internationally, held by 349 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Niger, where 43 percent reside, Lagos, where 21 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 7 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Sylvestar occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 31 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Sylvestar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sylvestar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sylvestar last name fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylevestar | 95 | 1 | / |
| Silvestar | 89 | 184 | / |
| Sylvestor | 89 | 56 | / |
| Selvestar | 89 | 7 | / |
| Silvestor | 78 | 31 | / |
| Selvestor | 78 | 8 | / |
| Silvistar | 78 | 3 | / |
| Selvistar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sylvestorova | 76 | 2 | / |
| Silvaistar | 74 | 7 | / |
| Silewestar | 74 | 1 | / |
| Selvitar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silvestorova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Silvistor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selvetore | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cilvysttar | 63 | 1 | / |
Sylvestar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sylvestar in the Hindi language | ||
| सिल्वेसटर | silvesatara | - |
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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 Sylvestar
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