Zilver Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zilver Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), Silver, q. v. Silveryser, Silver-iron?

Zilver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1041:162,37723,863
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Zilver (31) may also be a first name.

Zilver Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), Silver, q. v. Silveryser, Silver-iron?

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Zilver Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zilver occurs most in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zilver? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,718,748th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Zilver reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Zilver is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 31 people.

The surname Zilver is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 162,377. In The Netherlands Zilver is most numerous in: North Holland, where 49 percent live, Utrecht, where 27 percent live and South Holland, where 11 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Zilver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zilver has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zilver last name declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zilvere922/
Zilvert922/
Zilve912/
Silver8357,022/
Gilver83123/
Zilves8353/
Zelver8340/
Cilver8314/
Jilver834/
Zylver833/
Zhilve833/
Silvert771,123/
Chilver77717/
Gilvear77334/
Silvere77138/
Silverå7728/
Silveir7723/
Gilvert7721/
Shilver7715/
Silvear7714/
Silvier777/
Cilvert774/
Silever774/
Zelvert773/
Sielver773/
Suilver773/
Silverd772/
Silvher772/
Silveer772/
Gilverd771/
Zhilber771/
Silverz771/
Cuilver770/
Seilver770/
Silve731,898/
Zilva73763/
Zelve73142/
Cilve7390/
Gilve7339/
Zilvi736/
Zilvy734/
Chilvere7122/
Zeilbehr7118/
Zhelvetr7113/
Chilverd716/
Silveire713/
Silvesre712/
Silveyrr711/
Schilver711/
Silvhesr711/
Zhilbert711/
Zeilwger711/
Gillever710/
Chilvert710/
Zeilbeer710/
Silvey676,452/
Sylver671,885/
Silvee671,084/
Selver67894/
Silvie67420/
Gelver67419/
Gilvey67199/
Gilves67123/
Silvea6781/
Šelver6773/
Gilvez6744/
Celver6718/
Jelver6716/
Silevhere6714/
Zailue678/
Zhelve675/
Silverova674/
Slever673/
Silvei672/
Zhilue672/
Silvir672/
Zilvys672/
Silvej671/
Silvesrre671/
Gileve671/
Gilvee671/
Gilvet671/
Sílver671/
Zelvet671/
Sailve671/
Gilvei670/

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