Sylvister Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Sylvister Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Sylvister (110) may also be a first name.
Sylvister Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sylvister Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sylvister is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sylvister? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Sylvister occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Sylvister reside; 38 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 38 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 895,203rd most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 110 people.
This last name is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Sabah, where 67 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 33 percent live. Barring Malaysia it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Egypt, where 13 percent live.
Sylvister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sylvister has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Sylvister
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