Sylvy Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Sylvy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylvy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Sylvy (415) may also be a first name.

Sylvy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sylvy is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylvy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sylvy is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Sylvy live; 25 percent live in Southern Africa and 25 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 422,034th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 415 people.

The last name Sylvy is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 66,422,722. Outside of France this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Mauritius, where 25 percent are found and Spain, where 25 percent are found.

Sylvy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sylvy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sylvy last name declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sylvey915/
Sylvay910/
Sylvych832/
Sylva809,518/
Silvy803,175/
Sylve801,008/
Selvy80892/
Sylvi80189/
Silvey736,452/
Selvey732,243/
Sylver731,885/
Sylvis73375/
Sylvio73239/
Sylves73213/
Silvay73154/
Shelvy73143/
Silvoy7380/
Sylvai7347/
Sielvy7322/
Selvay7319/
Sylvee737/
Sylvet735/
Shilvy732/
Sylvér732/
Shylve731/
Syleve731/
Silvys731/
Sislvy731/
Selvoy731/
Sylvaj731/
Silevy731/
Silvyo731/
Selvys730/
Sylvest671,470/
Shelvey67497/
D'Sylva67290/
Szilvay6790/
Soylevi6790/
Shelvay6726/
Selvych6714/
Sellevy674/
Saylver672/
Silvaya672/
Sylveer672/
Silveys671/
Sylveis671/
Sylvett671/
Sylvich671/
Sylviss671/
Sylvais671/
Selveys670/
Seilvey670/
Shelvoy670/

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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 Sylvy
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