Cognomen Silvester (Silvester 
, سلفستر 
, Сильвестр 
) , throughout the world, is a common last name. The family name Silvester is habitual in Guernsey, where it is quite a common surname, Slovenia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Tanzania. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Tanzania, Nigeria, and the United Kingdom. Likewise, Silvester is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Silvester | Nigeria, Indonesia, Kenya, United Kingdom, Tanzania |
| سلفستر | Egypt, Sudan, Iraq, Libya, Saudi Arabia |
| Сильвестр | Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus |
| Силвестер | Russia |
| john silvester English blacksmith (b. 1652) |
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peter silvester American politician, US (b. 1734) |
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john silvester British lawyer (b. 1745) |
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| tipping silvester Church of England clergyman and religious writer (b. 1700) |
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thomas hookham silvester English physician (b. 1799) |
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peter h. silvester American politician, US (b. 1807) |
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| philip carteret silvester British Royal Navy officer (b. 1777) |
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| henry robert silvester (b. 1829) |
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| radoslav silvester SI (b. 1841) |
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frederick c. silvester British organist, GB (b. 1901) |
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jay silvester athletics competitor, US (b. 1937) |
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hans silvester German photographer, DE (b. 1939) |
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erik silvester German composer and singer, DE (b. 1942) |
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| victor silvester British dancer, GB (b. 1900) |
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| john silvester Australian writer, AU (b. 1901) |
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