Sylvy Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Sylvy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
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 borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sylvy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sylvy is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 commonly used first name on earth, borne by 415 people.
This last name is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 66,422,722. Barring France it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mauritius, where 25 percent reside and Spain, where 25 percent reside.
Sylvy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sylvy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sylvy surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvey | 91 | 5 | / |
| Sylvay | 91 | 0 | / |
| Sylvych | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sylva | 80 | 9,518 | / |
| Silvy | 80 | 3,175 | / |
| Sylve | 80 | 1,008 | / |
| Selvy | 80 | 892 | / |
| Sylvi | 80 | 189 | / |
| Silvey | 73 | 6,452 | / |
| Selvey | 73 | 2,243 | / |
| Sylver | 73 | 1,885 | / |
| Sylvis | 73 | 375 | / |
| Sylvio | 73 | 239 | / |
| Sylves | 73 | 213 | / |
| Silvay | 73 | 154 | / |
| Shelvy | 73 | 143 | / |
| Silvoy | 73 | 80 | / |
| Sylvai | 73 | 47 | / |
| Sielvy | 73 | 22 | / |
| Selvay | 73 | 19 | / |
| Sylvee | 73 | 7 | / |
| Sylvet | 73 | 5 | / |
| Shilvy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sylvér | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shylve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Syleve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Silvys | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sislvy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Selvoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sylvaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Silevy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Silvyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Selvys | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sylvest | 67 | 1,470 | / |
| Shelvey | 67 | 497 | / |
| D'Sylva | 67 | 290 | / |
| Szilvay | 67 | 90 | / |
| Soylevi | 67 | 90 | / |
| Shelvay | 67 | 26 | / |
| Selvych | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sellevy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saylver | 67 | 2 | / |
| Silvaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sylveer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Silveys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sylveis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sylvett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sylvich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sylviss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sylvais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selveys | 67 | 0 | / |
| Seilvey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shelvoy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sylvy
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