How Common Is the Last Name Silva?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Silva today

178,964

Ranked #163 of 162,254 published surnames · 54.79 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 161,633 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

32.61%

Black

2.03%

Asian / Pacific Islander

2.01%

Hispanic

61.34%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.