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 is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sylwan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,257,535th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Sylwan live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in Scandinavia.
Sylwan is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 75,166. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 47 percent are found, Halland County, where 16 percent are found and Skåne County, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Sweden this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 14 percent are found and Poland, where 7 percent are found.
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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