Surname Silvester in modern Croatia

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Silvester live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Kovacevac in Bjelovar area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Silvester (including: Sylvester , Sylwester , Szilveszter , Selvester , Silwester , Szylvester and Szilvester ) is present in 132 countries worldwide. The family name "Silvester " is used by some 5000 people in Tanzania , about 2000 in the United States , and some 2000 people in Great Britain. "Silwester " is used by small number of people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Austria. "Szilvester " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivan Silvester, Dragica Silvester, Dragutin Silvester, Filip Silvester, Jana Silvester, Josip Silvester, Katica Silvester, Lucija Silvester, Manda Silvester, Mijo Silvester, Tomo Silvester

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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