Sylvin Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Haiti

Sylvin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylvin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Haiti941:113,6595,346
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Finland261:211,41217,592
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
England41:13,929,515290,718
France21:33,211,361423,184
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Guyana11:762,22114,420
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Sylvin (29,480) may also be a first name.

Sylvin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sylvin (Marathi: सेळवीन) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylvin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 835,661st most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 22,083,472 people. Sylvin is primarily found in Africa, where 41 percent of Sylvin are found; 35 percent are found in Central Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 28,259th most common first name at a global level, held by 29,480 people.

Sylvin is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 677,794. Other than The DR Congo this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 28 percent live and Sweden, where 13 percent live.

Sylvin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sylvin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sylvin last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sylvin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sylvin last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

Sylvin earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.09% less than the national average, earning $34,910 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sylvain9261,959/
Sylvine92176/
Sylvina9227/
Sylvint922/
Sylvion921/
Sylvein921/
Sylvaine8634/
Sylvaint8610/
Syhlvain862/
Sylvinne861/
Silvin831,066/
Selvin83936/
Sylvén83329/
Sylven8355/
Sylvèn831/
Sylvyn831/
Silvain771,799/
Selvina77790/
Shelvin77649/
Silvine77479/
Silvina77459/
Selvine7718/
Selving7717/
Silving778/
Sylvent774/
Selvion774/
Silevin773/
Sylvene772/
Silvint771/
Silvien771/
Silvind771/
Sylvaim771/
Shilvin770/
Syleven770/
Sylvänne7129/
Shelving7116/
Shellvin715/
Shelvina714/
Silvaint713/
Shelvine713/
Silvinhe711/
Selvigne711/
Silvaing711/
Silvaine711/
Sellevin711/
Sailvina711/
Schelvin710/
Silven67590/
Selven67503/
Silvén67123/
Zelvin6799/
Selvén6773/
Celvin6767/
Selvyn6739/
Silvyn6711/
Selvim6711/
Cilvin6710/
Cylvén678/
Silvim677/
Silvinova674/
Selvèn671/
Silvän671/
Sellevine671/

Sylvin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sylvin in the Marathi language
सेळवीनselavina-

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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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  • 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 Sylvin
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