Sylvya Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kenya

Sylvya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylvya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India81:95,883,173728,828
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Sylvya (98) may also be a first name.

Sylvya Last Name Facts

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

Sylvya has its highest incidence in India. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sylvya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylvya? popularity and diffusion

Sylvya is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Sylvya reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 956,749th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 98 people.

The last name Sylvya is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India Sylvya is most prevalent in: Manipur, where 50 percent live, Karnataka, where 13 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 13 percent live. Aside from India it exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sylvia8315,269/
Silvya83150/
Selvya8314/
Shelvya7729/
Sylviah7714/
Shylvia773/
Sylvias773/
Sylevia771/
D'Sylvia711/
Silveiya711/
Silvia6729,071/
Selvia674,921/
Sylvio67239/
Sílvia67114/
Silvea6781/
Silvyo671/
Sylveo670/
Selvea670/

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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 Sylvya
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