Szilveszter Surname

279,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Szilveszter Surname User-submission:

The Szilveszter surname means 'the New Year's Eve' in Hungarian.

Szilveszter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,0001:20,0782,582
Hungary3181:30,8693,376
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Szilveszter (4,541) may also be a first name.

Szilveszter Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Szilveszter surname means 'the New Year's Eve' in Hungarian.

- paulio

Szilveszter Last Name Facts

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

Szilveszter is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Szilveszter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Szilveszter? popularity and diffusion

Szilveszter is the 279,796th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,277,006 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Szilveszter live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 102,022nd most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 4,541 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Romania, where it is held by 1,000 people, or 1 in 20,078. In Romania Szilveszter is mostly found in: Harghita County, where 41 percent live, Mureș County, where 29 percent live and Hunedoara County, where 14 percent live. Apart from Romania it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Szilveszter Last Name Statistics demography

Szilveszter earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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