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Meaning of the nameSilvan

Silvan is a male name of Latin origin, a form of Silvanus, which means 'of the forest'.

Meaning

“form of Silvanus, 'of the forest'”

Source: Behind the Name: Silvanus · Wiktionary: Silvanus (Latin)

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People (2022)
3,933
Rank in Brazil
#3,228
Median age
41 years
2010 Census
4,330
people

Silvan in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Silvan, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (1,121 people).

107 women 3,826 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Silvan is most common

States with the highest share of people named Silvan in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Norte 0.006%
  2. Maranhão 0.006%
  3. Alagoas 0.005%
  4. Sergipe 0.005%
  5. Bahia 0.004%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Bahia5960.004%
Maranhão4190.006%
São Paulo4070.001%
Pará2980.004%
Minas Gerais2100.001%
Rio Grande do Norte2080.006%
Goiás2040.003%
Rio de Janeiro1830.001%
Pernambuco1700.002%
Alagoas1700.005%
Sergipe1200.005%
Piauí1050.003%
Amazonas1020.003%
Ceará920.001%
Paraíba920.002%
Mato Grosso880.002%
Tocantins800.005%
Distrito Federal660.002%
Paraná640.001%
Rio Grande do Sul470.000%
Santa Catarina450.001%
Espírito Santo410.001%
Rondônia360.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul290.001%
Amapá230.003%
Roraima220.004%
Acre160.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Silvan

Silvan is a form of Silvanus, a Latin name derived from silva, 'forest', with the suffix -ānus. Silvanus was the Roman god of forests and also a Roman cognomen; the name appears in the New Testament as well. Behind the Name records Silvan as the German (Swiss) form of the same name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,933 people named Silvan, with a median age of 41. Almost always male, it has most of its records among people born from 1960 to 1980; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Silvanus · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Silvan · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Wiktionary: Silvanus (Latin) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

Questions about the name Silvan

What does the name Silvan mean?

Silvan means “form of Silvanus, 'of the forest'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Silvan in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,933 people with the first name Silvan, which ranks it number 3,228 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Silvan a boy's or a girl's name?

Silvan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 107 women and 3,826 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Silvan?

Silvan is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Silvan most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.006% of the state's population is named Silvan (208 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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