Sylvia Surname

34,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Madagascar

Sylvia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylvia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,6171:47,5865,772
Madagascar3,1041:7,6191,529
Indonesia1,4211:93,0689,719
Chad6741:20,1662,465
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Kenya2511:183,98413,840
India2021:3,797,353104,924
Nigeria1711:1,035,92343,476
Cameroon1631:127,41814,439
Australia1451:186,17718,652
New Zealand1391:32,5785,680
Canada1311:281,26426,302
England981:568,55234,674
France901:738,03091,686
Botswana881:24,8515,011
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Uganda341:1,148,21447,064
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Zambia271:587,03424,185
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
China201:68,366,0783,721
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Israel171:503,39037,521
Guam161:10,0081,526
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Ivory Coast151:1,538,08231,691
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Hong Kong101:733,5483,685
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2951:170,23315,362

Sylvia (1,168,426) may also be a first name.

Sylvia Last Name Facts

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

Sylvia (Arabic: سيلفيا, Hindi: सिलविया, Oriya: ସିଲଭିଆ) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sylvia.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylvia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sylvia is the 34,707th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 477,277 people. Sylvia is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Sylvia are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 716th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 1,168,426 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 7,617 people, or 1 in 47,586. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 31 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 101 countries. It is also common in Madagascar, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.

Sylvia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sylvia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sylvia last name increased 2,582 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sylvia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sylvia surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Sylvia surname are 21.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 74.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sylvia earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.52% more than the national average, earning R 317,292 per year; in United States they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $44,785 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.15% more than the national average, earning $50,255 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sylviah9214/
Shylvia923/
Sylvias923/
Sylevia921/
D'Sylvia861/
Silvia8329,071/
Selvia834,921/
Sylvio83239/
Sílvia83114/
Sylvya839/
Silvias77154/
Shelvia7786/
Shilvia7778/
Selvija7754/
Silvija7734/
Selviaa7716/
Selvias7714/
Sielvia771/
Silevia771/
Seilvia771/
Silviea770/
Silvioa770/
Sielviah716/
Silveiea713/
D'Silvia711/
Silveiya711/
Silvio674,132/
Selvio67381/
Zilvia67185/
Silvya67150/
Zelvia67130/
Silvea6781/
Cilvia6776/
Sílvio6742/
Celvia6716/
Selvya6714/
Shellevia673/
Sylveo670/
Selvea670/

Sylvia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sylvia in the Oriya language
ସିଲଭିଆsilabhi'a-
Sylvia in the Hindi language
सिलवियाsilaviya50
एमसिलवियाemasilaviya50
Sylvia in the Arabic language
سيلفياsylfya-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sylvia
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