Sylvian Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Sylvian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylvian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
England131:4,286,005132,302
France121:5,535,227269,324
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Saint Lucia51:35,7561,958
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Sylvian (1,449) may also be a first name.

Sylvian Last Name Facts

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

Sylvian is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sylvian.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylvian? popularity and diffusion

Sylvian is the 1,701,480th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Sylvian live; 34 percent live in North America and 32 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 204,934th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 1,449 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 9,796,187. In The United States it is mostly found in: Florida, where 32 percent are found, New York, where 16 percent are found and Arizona, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States Sylvian occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Sylvian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sylvian has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sylvian surname grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sylvian Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Sylvian last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Sylvian earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.58% less than the national average, earning $31,678 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sylviane931,123/
Szylvian9317/
Sylviann931/
Sylvianne8812/
Silvian86276/
Selvian86265/
Sylvyan862/
Sylvion861/
Selviane8095/
Selvihan8055/
Silviane8043/
Selvyan71262/
Zelvian71132/
Zilvian714/
Selvion714/
Selviam713/
Silvianova712/
Silvyan712/
Selvianova711/
Silvean711/
Silviam711/
Shilvyan6767/
Silvășan6735/
Silveșan672/
Silvjane671/
Silvayyan635/
Soylueang632/
Silvyanne631/
Selveyyan631/
Silvionova591/
Soilueang50409/
Sailueang504/
Sealueang501/

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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 Sylvian
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