Sylwan Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
Sylwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 131 | 1:75,166 | 5,627 |
| Argentina | 25 | 1:1,709,737 | 90,467 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Sylwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sylwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sylwan occurs most in Sweden. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sylwan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sylwan? popularity and diffusion
Sylwan is the 1,257,535th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname Sylwan is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Sylwan live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 75,166. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 47 percent reside, Halland County, where 16 percent reside and Skåne County, where 13 percent reside. Barring Sweden it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 14 percent reside and Poland, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylwant | 92 | 33 | / |
| Sylwand | 92 | 1 | / |
| Selwan | 83 | 362 | / |
| Silwan | 83 | 137 | / |
| Sylwon | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sylban | 83 | 1 | / |
| Selwane | 77 | 1,570 | / |
| Silwane | 77 | 1,456 | / |
| Shilwan | 77 | 13 | / |
| Selwant | 77 | 12 | / |
| Shelwan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Silewan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sailwan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sylbain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shilwane | 71 | 205 | / |
| Sellwane | 71 | 88 | / |
| Shelwane | 71 | 44 | / |
| Sielwant | 71 | 20 | / |
| Seelwant | 71 | 5 | / |
| Seilwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sailhwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silewane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shailwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selwayne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siluan | 67 | 162 | / |
| Selwon | 67 | 149 | / |
| Silban | 67 | 127 | / |
| Silwon | 67 | 69 | / |
| Seluan | 67 | 59 | / |
| Selban | 67 | 18 | / |
| Selwam | 67 | 13 | / |
| Syluanova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Silwam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zylban | 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
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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 Sylwan
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