Family name Sylvester (Sylvester 
, Сильвестр 
, 西尔维斯特 
, along with others...) , throughout the world, is a widespread surname. The last name Sylvester is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Grenada, where it is a widespread surname, Saint Lucia, where it is a common surname, and Trinidad and Tobago, where it is quite a common surname (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Nigeria, the United States, and Tanzania. Also, Sylvester is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Sylvester | Tanzania, Ghana, United States, Kenya, Nigeria |
| Сильвестр | Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus |
| 西尔维斯特 | China |
| סילבסטר | Israel |
| سيلفستر | Egypt |
Silva, Silvester, Silvestr, Silvestre, Silvestri, Silvestro, Sylfest, Sylvesteri, Sylvestr, Sylvestre, Sylvestri, Sylwester, Szilveszter, Силвестер, Силвестр, Сильвестер, Сылвестер, Сільвестер, Сільвестр, سلفستر, and ซิลเวสเตอร์
| jános sylvester 16th-century Hungarian figure of the Reformation, RO (b. 1504) |
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josuah sylvester English poet, GB (b. 1563) |
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| nathaniel sylvester New England pioneer, GB (b. 1610) |
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| matthew sylvester English ejected minister (b. 1637) |
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| nathaniel sylvester, jr. (1661-1705) (b. 1661) |
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| joseph sylvester 11 Nov 1664 Scituate, MA - 4 Mar 1754 Plymouth, MA (b. 1664) |
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| mary sylvester 29 Sep 1697 Plymouth, MA - 26 Feb 1769 Middleboro, MA (b. 1697) |
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| asikan sylvester (b. 1690) |
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charles sylvester Chemist, heating and railway friction, GB (b. 1774) |
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sylvester dénes Hungarian rector, HU (b. 1796) |
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james austin sylvester The Texian soldier who captured Antonio López de Santa Anna (b. 1807) |
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james joseph sylvester English mathematician (1814-1897), GB (b. 1814) |
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edmund sylvester American pioneer, US (b. 1821) |
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richard h. sylvester American journalist, US (b. 1830) |
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william henry thomas sylvester recipient of the Victoria Cross, GB (b. 1831) |
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