Sylyvester Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Sylyvester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sylyvester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Sylyvester (58) may also be a first name.

Sylyvester Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sylyvester occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sylyvester? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Sylyvester is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Sylyvester live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 58 people.

Sylyvester is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Arusha Region, where 36 percent live, Kagera Region, where 36 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Sylyvester occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Costa Rica, where 8 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Sylyvester
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