Cognomen سلفستر (Sylvestre 
, Silvestru 
, سلفستر 
) , in the entire world, is a common last name. The last name سلفستر is habitual in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Martinique, where it is quite a common surname, Saint Lucia, and Haiti. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in France, Canada, and the United States. Likewise, سلفستر is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Sylvestre | Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Canada, France, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Silvestru | Romania, United States, Canada, France, Brazil |
| سلفستر | Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Egypt, Libya, Iraq |
| Silvistri | Philippines |