Sìlva Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Sìlva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Sïlva (2) & Sìlvá (1) are calculated separately.
Sìlva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sìlva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sìlva is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Sïlva or Sìlvá. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sìlva? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Sìlva occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sìlva are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 67 percent are found in Luso-South America.
The surname Sìlva is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 100 percent live. Barring Brazil it is found in one country. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sïlva | 93 | 2 | / |
| Sìlvá | 93 | 1 | / |
| Slva | 89 | 421 | / |
| Dslva | 80 | 9 | / |
| Sllva | 80 | 5 | / |
| Shlva | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sslva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Slvat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Slvas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Szlva | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sillva | 73 | 310 | / |
| Slevas | 73 | 60 | / |
| Silvah | 73 | 56 | / |
| D'Slva | 73 | 8 | / |
| Selvah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shllva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sellva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Slevaș | 73 | 1 | / |
| Slevaş | 73 | 1 | / |
| Síllva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Clva | 67 | 29 | / |
| Slevats | 67 | 9 | / |
| Slevatz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Slba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Slwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Slua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Slve | 67 | 2 | / |
| Silllva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Slvy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Slvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Slvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Slvaggi | 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
- 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 Sìlva
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