Globally, Силвестер (Sylvester 
, Silvester , Silverius 
) is a widespread primarily masculine, but scarcely girly first name. The forename Силвестер is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, where it is quite a common male name, Nigeria, where it is quite a common mostly boy's, but infrequently girly name, and Ghana, where it is quite a common male name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, the United States, and Tanzania. Also, Силвестер is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Sylvester, Silvester | Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, United States, Ghana |
| Silverius | Tanzania, South Africa, Nigeria, Indonesia, United States |
| Силвестер | Russia |
Silvestr, Silvestro, Sylfest, Sylvestr, Sylvestre, Sylwester, Szilveszter, Силвестр, Сильвестер, Сильвестр, Сільвестер, Сільвестр, سيلفستر, and 西尔维斯特
Силвестер is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Sylvester , the fictional anthropomorphic cat in animated cartoons, Looney Tunes; Sylvester Pemberton , the fictional superhero in the DC Comics universe, Absolute Justice; Sylvester Koetsier , character in Goede tijden, slechte tijden; Sylvester Shyster , the fictional character and Sylvester Junior , the animated cartoon character from Warner Bros., Pop 'Im Pop!, among other works.