Sylvie Surname

20,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Sylvie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylvie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad15,5981:871142
Madagascar3,4921:6,7731,367
Cameroon1,9941:10,4161,384
France1,9521:34,0284,142
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
DR Congo5811:127,15913,690
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Ivory Coast2611:88,3964,700
Canada1771:208,16720,218
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Thailand1631:433,36475,990
Rwanda491:231,9381,267
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Mauritius381:34,0376,811
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Portugal281:372,08012,265
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
England201:2,785,90397,972
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Guinea91:1,314,8691,461
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Monaco31:12,3552,088
China31:455,773,85521,925
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Malta11:430,2723,380
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Sylvié (3) are calculated separately.

Sylvie (1,048,314) may also be a first name.

Sylvie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sylvie (Arabic: سيلفى) occurs most in Chad. It may also occur as a variant: Sylvié. For other potential spellings of Sylvie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylvie? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 20,172nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 268,794 people. Sylvie is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Sylvie are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 834th most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 1,048,314 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Chad, where it is held by 15,598 people, or 1 in 871. Barring Chad Sylvie exists in 67 countries. It also occurs in Madagascar, where 13 percent are found and Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.

Sylvie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sylvie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sylvie surname expanded 1,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sylvie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sylvie last name are 18.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Sylvie earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.84% more than the national average, earning $45,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.36% less than the national average, earning $41,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sylvié943/
Sylvies9267/
Shylvie9218/
Sylviett861/
Silvie83420/
Selvie83214/
Sylvai8347/
Sylvee837/
Sylvey835/
Sylvae831/
Sylveus7786/
Sylviya7712/
Silvier777/
Shelvie775/
Silvies774/
Sylvioi771/
Sylvais771/
Sielvie771/
Sylveis771/
Selvije771/
Silviea770/
Shelvier711/
Shylevoi711/
Silvey676,452/
Selvey672,243/
Silvee671,084/
Silvea6781/
Silvai6719/
Selvee6718/
Silvae6713/
Selvei674/
Silvei672/
Selvai672/
Selveu672/
Silvue671/
Silvye671/
Selvae671/
Sylvaj671/
Cilvie671/
Silvej671/
Selvea670/
Sylvay670/

Sylvie Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sylvie in the Arabic language
سيلفىsylfy-
سيلفيsylfy-

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