Sylvestor Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Sylvestor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
Sylvestor (374) may also be a first name.
Sylvestor Demographics
Average Sylvestor Salary in
United States
$34,540 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sylvestor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sylvestor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sylvestor occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sylvestor click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sylvestor? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sylvestor is the 2,580,327th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Sylvestor are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sylvestor is also the 448,725th most common first name at a global level It is held by 374 people.
It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States Sylvestor is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 20 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Louisiana, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Sylvestor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sylvestor has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 106 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sylvestor Last Name Statistics demography
Sylvestor earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.95% less than the national average, earning $34,540 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvestar | 89 | 35 | / |
| Silvestor | 89 | 31 | / |
| Selvestor | 89 | 8 | / |
| Sylvestorova | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sylevestar | 84 | 1 | / |
| Silvestar | 78 | 184 | / |
| Selvestar | 78 | 7 | / |
| Silvistor | 78 | 1 | / |
| Selvetore | 78 | 0 | / |
| Silvestorova | 76 | 6 | / |
| Silvistar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Selvistar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silvaistar | 63 | 7 | / |
| Silewestar | 63 | 1 | / |
| Selvitar | 59 | 1 | / |
| Cilvysttar | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Sylvestor
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