Sylwester Surname
Approximately 539 people bear this surname
Sylwester Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 316 | 1:120,281 | 17,904 |
| United States | 168 | 1:2,157,494 | 136,287 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Sylwester (38,035) may also be a first name.
Sylwester Demographics
Sylwester Political Affiliation
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Sylwester Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sylwester Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sylwester is carried by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sylwester? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sylwester is the 582,011th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 13,520,493 people. The last name Sylwester is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Sylwester live; 59 percent live in Eastern Europe and 59 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Sylwester is also the 23,173rd most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 38,035 people.
The surname Sylwester is most common in Poland, where it is borne by 316 people, or 1 in 120,281. Apart from Poland Sylwester exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.
Sylwester Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sylwester surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.94% registered with the political party.
The amount Sylwester earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.84% more than the national average, earning $46,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.44% less than the national average, earning $41,019 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silwester | 89 | 48 | / |
| Syluester | 89 | 22 | / |
| Sylbester | 89 | 10 | / |
| Selwester | 89 | 6 | / |
| Sylwestre | 89 | 1 | / |
| Syllvester | 84 | 2 | / |
| Silbester | 78 | 4 | / |
| Syluestre | 78 | 1 | / |
| Selwister | 78 | 1 | / |
| Siluester | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sylbestir | 78 | 0 | / |
| Silbhester | 74 | 1 | / |
| Siluestre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Silbister | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sillvestre | 63 | 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 Sylwester
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