Sylvén Surname
Approximately 329 people bear this surname
Sylvén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 324 | 1:30,391 | 2,479 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Sylven (55) & Sylvèn (1) are calculated separately.
Sylvén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sylvén Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sylvén occurs most in Sweden. It may also occur as: Sylven or Sylvèn. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sylvén? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 837,371st most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. Sylvén occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sylvén are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This surname is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 324 people, or 1 in 30,391. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 37 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 30 percent are found and Värmland County, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Sweden this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylven | 94 | 55 | / |
| Sylvèn | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sylvin | 83 | 330 | / |
| Silvén | 83 | 123 | / |
| Selvén | 83 | 73 | / |
| Cylvén | 83 | 8 | / |
| Sylvyn | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sylvain | 77 | 61,959 | / |
| Sylvine | 77 | 176 | / |
| Sylvina | 77 | 27 | / |
| Sylvent | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sylvene | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sylvint | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sylvion | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sylvein | 77 | 1 | / |
| Syleven | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sylvaine | 71 | 34 | / |
| Sylvänne | 71 | 29 | / |
| Sylvaint | 71 | 10 | / |
| Syhlvain | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sylvinne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silvin | 67 | 1,066 | / |
| Selvin | 67 | 936 | / |
| Silven | 67 | 590 | / |
| Selven | 67 | 503 | / |
| Selvyn | 67 | 39 | / |
| Silvyn | 67 | 11 | / |
| Selvèn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silvän | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sylvén
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