Sylvey Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Benin

Sylvey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylvey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Sylvey (5) may also be a first name.

Sylvey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sylvey Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sylvey is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylvey? popularity and diffusion

Sylvey is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Sylvey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Sylvey live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 5 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 67 percent live and Indiana, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 40 percent live.

Sylvey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sylvey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sylvey surname contracted 77 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sylvey Last Name Statistics demography

Sylvey earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sylve911,008/
Sylvy914/
Sylvie8327,112/
Silvey836,452/
Selvey832,243/
Sylver831,885/
Sylves83213/
Sylvee837/
Sylvet835/
Sylvae831/
Syleve831/
Shylve831/
Sylvay830/
Sylvest771,470/
Shelvey77497/
Sylveus7786/
Shylvie7718/
Sylviya7712/
Sylvych772/
Sylveer772/
Saylver772/
Sylvett771/
Sylveis771/
Selveya771/
Silveya771/
Silveys771/
Silveyo770/
Seilvey770/
Selveys770/
Sylva739,518/
Silvy733,175/
Silve731,898/
Selvy73892/
Selve73630/
Sylvi73189/
Sälve734/
Silver6757,022/
Silvee671,084/
Selver67894/
Selves67839/
Silves67439/
Silvie67420/
Sylvis67375/
Sylvio67239/
Selvie67214/
Sylvas67190/
Silvay67154/
Shelvy67143/
Selvet67114/
Silvea6781/
Silvoy6780/
Silvet6779/
Sylvah6762/
Selvez6753/
Sylvai6747/
Sielvy6722/
Selvay6719/
Selvee6718/
Silvae6713/
Shelve675/
Sileve674/
Selvei674/
Silved674/
Shilve674/
Sealve672/
Shilvy672/
Selveu672/
Sylvad672/
Silvei672/
Sylvér672/
Silvys671/
Celvey671/
Sislvy671/
Silvue671/
Sílver671/
Silvej671/
Silvyo671/
Sylvaj671/
Selvae671/
Selvoy671/
Sailve671/
Silvye671/
Selvea670/
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
  • 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 Sylvey
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