Sylvesther Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Sylvesther Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Sylvesther (32) may also be a first name.
Sylvesther Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sylvesther Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sylvesther is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sylvesther? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 11,742,229th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sylvesther live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Sylvesther is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 32 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria Sylvesther is primarily found in: Kogi, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 50 percent live.
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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 Sylvesther
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