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Silva
Coat of arms of Silva.svg
Coat of arms associated to Silva surname
Origin
Meaning"forest, woodland or jungle"
Region of originPortugal
Other names
Variant form(s)Zilva

Silva is a surname in Portuguese-speaking countries, such as Portugal[1][2][3] and Brazil.[4][5] It is derived from the Latin word silva, meaning 'forest' or 'woodland'. It is the family name of the House of Silva.

It is also widespread in Galician-speaking regions of Spain (mostly in Galicia) and even more widespread in regions of the former Portuguese Empire in the Americas (being the most common surname in Brazil), in Africa and Asia, notably in India and Sri Lanka. (See also: Luso-Indian, Portuguese in Sri Lanka)

Movement of people has led to the name being used in many places. Due to emigration from Portuguese-speaking countries, Silva (and the variants Da Silva and De Silva) is the fifth most common surname in the French department of Val-de-Marne, outside Paris,[6] and it was the 19th most common family name given to newborns between 1966 and 1990 in France. (See: Portuguese in France) It is also the 7th most common surname (and the most common non-German, non-French) in Luxembourg. (See: Portuguese Luxembourger) It is also among the top 20 surnames in Andorra, Angola, Cape Verde and Switzerland.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 64.7% of all known bearers of the surname Silva were residents of Brazil (frequency 1:57), 5.3% of Mexico (1:417), 5.1% of Portugal (1:37), 3.2% of Mozambique (1:152), 2.8% of Venezuela (1:192), 2.7% of the United States (1:2,361), 2.3% of Chile (1:136), 2.2% of Argentina (1:349), 2.2% of Peru (1:263), 2.0% of Colombia (1:424) and 1.1% of Guinea-Bissau (1:29).

In Brazil, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:57) in the following states:[7]

  1. Maranhão (1:24)
  2. Bahia (1:32)
  3. Roraima (1:32)
  4. Pará (1:35)
  5. Acre (1:38)
  6. Amapá (1:39)
  7. Alagoas (1:39)
  8. Sergipe (1:40)
  9. Amazonas (1:43)
  10. Rio Grande do Norte (1:47)
  11. Pernambuco (1:51)
  12. Goiás (1:53)
  13. Paraíba (1:53)
  14. Piauí (1:54)
  15. Ceará (1:55)
  16. Federal District (1:55)

Arts

Actors

  • Adele Silva, British actress
  • António Silva (actor), (1886-1971) Portuguese actor
  • Roy de Silva, (1937-2018) Sri Lankan Sinhalese actor and film director
  • Deepani Silva, (1967-2017) Sri Lankan actress
  • Douglas Silva, Brazilian actor
  • Fernando Ramos da Silva, (1967-1987) Brazilian actor
  • Frank Silva, (1950-1995) American actor and set dresser
  • Freddie Silva, (1938-2001) Sri Lankan actor, comedian and playback singer
  • Henry Silva, American actor
  • Herbert Silva Leão (Herbert Carlos da Silva), Brazilian actor
  • Howard da Silva, American actor and director
  • Sadiris Master, (died 1958) Sri Lankan Sinhalese actor, musician
  • Hilarion "Larry" Silva, (1937-2004) Filipino actor, comedian and politician
  • Leena de Silva (born 1936), Sri Lankan Sinhala film, television, and theater actress
  • Leslie Silva, American actress
  • Nicole da Silva, Australian actress
  • Paulo Rogério da Silva, Brazilian actor also known as Gero Camilo
  • Sanjit De Silva, Sri Lankan American actor, director
  • Simone Silva, (1928-1957) Egyptian-born French film actress, also briefly in British films.

Musicians

  • Da Silva (singer), French singer, songwriter of Portuguese origin
  • Alan Silva, American free jazz double bassist
  • Amancio D'Silva, (1936-1996) Indian jazz guitarist and composer
  • Andrew Conrad De Silva, Sri Lankan Australian R&B and rock vocalist and instrumentalist
  • Dawn Silva, American funk vocalist
  • Deepal Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese playback singer and actor
  • Desmond de Silva, Sri Lankan vocalist
  • Francisco Manuel da Silva, (1795-1865) Brazilian composer and music professor
  • Henry Silva, Cape Verdean band leader/singer
  • Humberto Rodríguez Silva, (1908-1952) Cuban composer and judge
  • Horace Silver (1928-2014), American jazz pianist, composer and bandleader
  • Luis Silva, (1943-2008) American Tejano songwriter
  • Lúcio Silva da Souza, known artistically as Silva, Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
  • Rui da Silva, Portuguese DJ
  • Stuart de Silva, Sri Lankan Australian jazz pianist
  • Virajini Lalithya de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese vocalist
  • Vivienne de Silva Boralessa, (1930-2017) Sri Lankan vocalist (Buddhist devotional music)

Painters and sculptors

Writers

First name
Surname

Other arts

  • Ena de Silva, re-established Sri Lanka's batik industry
  • Ingrid Silva, Brazilian ballet dancer
  • Maria José Marques da Silva, Portuguese architect
  • Minnette de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese architect

Fictional characters

History

  • Bernardo Peres da Silva, the first and only native Goan governor of Portuguese India
  • Lucius Flavius Silva, Roman governor of Judea who crushed Jewish resistance at Masada in 73 AD
  • José Joaquim da Silva Xavier (1746–1792), known as Tiradentes, Brazilian independentist leader
  • Pedro da Silva, first post courier of Canada (17th-18th century)
  • Ruy Gómez de Silva (1516-1573), nobleman and cousin of Philip II of Spain

Media

Hélio José da Silva Lima, Corumbá de Goiá, 1960, former Senator, 2014 - 2018, legislature períod.

Political and military figures

  • Amaro Silva, former municipal politician in Winnipeg (Manitoba), Canada
  • Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of Portugal
  • Anthony Emmanuel Silva, Sri Lankan Tamil Member of Parliament
  • António Maria da Silva, Portuguese politician
  • Artur da Costa e Silva, Brazilian military officer and politician
  • Asoka de Silva, 9th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy
  • Asoka de Silva, 42nd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
  • Benedita da Silva, Brazilian politician
  • Charles Percival de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese politician
  • Chitta Ranjan De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese lawyer, Chairman of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, 40th Attorney General of Sri Lanka, 39th Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
  • Colvin Reginald de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese Trotskyist Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries and Constitutional Affairs
  • Crishantha de Silva, 21st Commander of the Sri Lanka Army
  • Desmond Lorenz de Silva, Sri Lankan Briton lawyer, former United Nations Chief War Crimes Prosecutor in Sierra Leone
  • D. G. Albert de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese Member of Parliament
  • Duminda Silva, Sri Lankan politician
  • Estanislau da Silva, East Timorese politician and member of the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor
  • Eunice Silva, Cape Verdean civil engineer and politician
  • Francisco de Paula Vieira da Silva de Tovar, 1st Viscount of Molelos, Portuguese politician
  • Frank de Silva (born 1935), Inspector-General of Sri Lanka Police from 1993-1995
  • Fredrick de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese lawyer and politician
  • Gardiye Punchihewage Amaraseela Silva, 34th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
  • George E. de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese lawyer and politician
  • G.E.S. de Silva, Commanding Officer of the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force
  • G. H. De Silva, 13th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army
  • Golbery do Couto e Silva, Brazilian politician
  • G. P. S. de Silva, 40th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
  • George Reginald de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese politician
  • Gratian Silva (1933-2015), Sri Lankan Sinhala army major general
  • H. A. Silva, 11th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy
  • Herman Leonard de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese lawyer and diplomat, 12th Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York
  • Israel Pinheiro da Silva, Brazilian politician and engineer
  • Jaime Silva, former Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries of Portugal
  • Jim Silva, American politician
  • José Albino Silva Peneda, Portuguese politician
  • José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva, Brazilian activist
  • K. L. A. Ranasinghe Silva, 41st Surveyor General of Sri Lanka
  • L. M. D. de Silva, 10th Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
  • Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, Brazilian military commander
  • Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque, Portuguese politician
  • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former President of Brazil
  • Lydia Méndez Silva, Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party
  • Makalandage Johnny Terrence De Silva Gunawardena, 8th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force
  • Manikku Wadumestri Hendrick de Silva, 26th Attorney General of Sri Lanka
  • Manuel António Vassalo e Silva, Portuguese politician
  • Manuel Carvalho da Silva, coordinator of the Portuguese Labour union federation
  • Marina Silva, Brazilian environmentalist and politician
  • Mario Silva, Canadian politician
  • Osmund de Silva, 13th Inspector General of the Sri Lanka Police
  • Pandikoralalage Sunil Chandra De Silva, 35th Attorney General of Sri Lanka
  • Patrick de Silva Kularatna, Sri Lankan Sinhalese politician and educationist
  • Pettagan Dedreck Weerasingha de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese Member of Parliament
  • Mervin Rex de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese fighter pilot who served in the Royal Air Force during World War II
  • Mervyn Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese politician
  • Mohan Priyadarshana De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese Member of Parliament for Galle Electoral District
  • Nilenthi Nimal Siripala de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese politician, Sri Lankan Minister of Transport
  • Peduru Hewage William de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese Trotskyist politician, Cabinet Minister of Industries and Fisheries in Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike's SLFP-MEP coalition government (1956–59)
  • Piyal De Silva, Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy
  • Ranjith de Silva, Sri Lanka Light Infantry major-general
  • Sampathawaduge Stephen Anthony Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese Member of Parliament
  • Sarath N. Silva, 41st Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
  • Shan Wijayalal De Silva, 5th Chief Minister of Southern Province, Sri Lanka
  • Sharon Quirk-Silva (born 1962), American politician
  • Shavendra Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese general and diplomat
  • Sonia Silva, American politician
  • T. N. De Silva, former Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force
  • Wilmot Arthur de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese politician, veterinary surgeon, and philanthropist, Minister of Health in the second State Council of Ceylon
  • Walwin Arnold de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese civil servant

Religion

  • Saint Beatrice of Silva, Portuguese Dominican nun
  • Clarence Richard Silva, United States Catholic bishop
  • Hezekiah da Silva, Jewish author born in Livorno, Italy, and teacher in Jerusalem
  • Blessed João Mendes de Silva (Amadeus of Portugal), Portuguese Hieronymite and later Franciscan
  • Lynn de Silva, Sri Lankan Methodist theologian
  • Raúl Silva Henríquez, Chilean cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Robert D'Silva, Pakistani Catholic priest
  • Sampathawaduge Maxwell Grenville Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala Catholic priest, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Colombo

Scholars

  • Agostinho da Silva, Portuguese philosopher
  • Arjuna Priyadarsin de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese gastroenterologist
  • Chandra Richard de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese academic, historian, and author
  • Clarence de Silva, Canadian engineer
  • Dudley Kenneth George de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese educationist
  • Harendra de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese pediatrician
  • H. Janaka de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese physician
  • Jayathi De Silva, Sri Lankan scientist and model
  • José Sebastião e Silva, Portuguese mathematician
  • Kingsley De Silva, Sri Lankan obstetrician and gynaecologist
  • Kingsley Muthumuni de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese academic, historian, and author
  • Maria Nazareth F. da Silva, Brazilian zoologist
  • Maurício Rocha e Silva, Brazilian physician
  • Mohan De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese surgeon
  • Moisés Silva, Cuban-born American professor of biblical studies
  • Primus Thilakaratne de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese senior consultant physician
  • Ranjith Premalal De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese professor of agricultural engineering
  • Sammu Raghu De Silva Chandrakeerthy, Sri Lankan Sinhalese engineering professor
  • Vajiranath Lakshman De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese doctor, founder of the Saukyadana Movement
  • Alcino J. Silva, Portugal-born American neuroscientist

Sports

Many people on this list are not generally known as Silva.[8]

Auto racing

Basketball

  • Chris Silva (Chris Silva Obame Correia), Gabonese player
  • Filipe da Silva, Portuguese player
  • Maria Paula Silva, Brazilian player
  • Giant Silva (Paulo César da Silva), Brazilian national player, later wrestler and mixed martial artist

Beach volleyball

Cricket

  • Alankara Asanka Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Amila Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • AR Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Aravinda De Silva, Sri Lankan international cricketer
  • Aruna de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese first-class cricketer
  • Ashen Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese first-class cricketer
  • Ashley de Silva, Sri Lankan international cricketer
  • Asiri de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Asoka de Silva, Sri Lankan international cricketer
  • John Albert "Bertie" de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer who played for the University of Oxford
  • Chalana de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Chamara Silva, Sri Lankan international cricketer
  • Chamod Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Chirantha de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Damitha Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Dandeniya Premachandra de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Dandeniyage Somachandra de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese international cricketer
  • Dedunu Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Denagamage Praboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardena, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Deva Lokesh Stanley de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese ODI cricketer
  • Dhananjaya Maduranga de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Elle Hennadige Shadeep Nadeeja Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer who played for United Arab Emirates
  • Emmanuel Nadhula de Silva Wijeratne, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Ganga de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese woman cricketer
  • Gayashan Ranga de Silva Munasinghe, Sri Lankan Italian cricketer
  • Gihan De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Ginigalgodage Ramba Ajit de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Hasitha Lakmal de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Hendahewage Sanjeewa Gayan Sameera Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer for the United Arab Emirates
  • Janith Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Kariyawasam Thantrige Gayan Thilanka de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese Bahraini cricketer
  • Karunakalage Sajeewa Chanaka de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Kasun de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Jayan Kaushal Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese test cricketer
  • Kelaniyage Jayantha Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Lanka de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese international cricketer
  • Liyana de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Malinga de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Mangamuni Gamini Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese first-class cricketer
  • Granville Nissanka de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Malith Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Manelker De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Milroy Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Muthumuni Raween Lakshitha de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Nilakshi de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Nilan De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Patiharamada Juwan Hewage Sanath Ranjan Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Pinnaduwage Chaturanga de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Pinnaduwage Wanindu Hasaranga De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Pradeep de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Ramindu de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Richard Martin M. de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Rodrigo Hennedige Sanjeewa Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Roshan Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Roshen Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese test cricketer
  • Roy Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Rumesh Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • T. Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Sammu Nirwantha Thikshila de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Sampathwaduge Amal Rohitha Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese international cricketer
  • Sanath de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Senal de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Shaluka Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Sripal Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Warshamannada Pradeep de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Weddikkara Ruwan Sujeewa de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese test cricketer
  • Woshantha Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Yakupiti Gayan Asanka de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer
  • Yohan de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese first-class cricketer

Horse racing/Jockeys

Football

Brazil

Male international players
Female international players
  • Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva
  • Kátia, Kátia Cilene Teixeira da Silva
  • Marta (footballer), Marta Vieira da Silva
  • Thaís Helena da Silva
Others

Croatia

England

  • Jay Dasilva

Equatorial Guinea

  • Emmanuel Danilo Clementino Silva (Danilo Clementino)

Paraguay

Portugal

Spain

Sri Lanka

  • Anton Silva

Uruguay

Managers and referees

Martial arts

  • Anderson Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist
  • Antônio Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist
  • Assuerio Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist
  • Edinanci Silva, Brazilian judoka
  • Erick Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist
  • Giant Silva (Paulo César da Silva), Brazilian mixed martial artist
  • Jay Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist
  • Jussier da Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist
  • Thiago Silva (fighter), Brazilian mixed martial artist
  • Wanderlei Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist

Track and field

  • Adhemar da Silva, Brazilian athlete
  • Anísio Silva, Brazilian triple jumper
  • Carlos Silva (hurdler) (born 1974), Portuguese hurdler
  • Fábio Gomes da Silva, pole vaulter
  • Fátima Silva, Portuguese long-distance runner
  • Jani Chathurangani Chandra Silva Hondamuni, Sri Lankan Sinhalese sprinter
  • Joaquim Silva (athlete), Portuguese long-distance runner
  • Joseildo da Silva, Brazilian long-distance runner
  • Osmiro Silva, Brazilian long-distance runner
  • Pedro da Silva (athlete), Brazilian decathlete
  • Rui Silva (athlete), Portuguese Olympic athlete
  • Vânia Silva, Portuguese hammer thrower

Other sports

  • Carlos Silva, Venezuelan baseball player
  • Chandrika de Silva, Sri Lankan badminton player
  • Cherantha de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese swimmer
  • Daniel Silva (golfer), Portuguese golfer
  • Eden Giselle Silva, Sri Lankan Briton tennis player
  • Emanuel Silva, Portuguese flatwater canoeist
  • Eurico Rosa da Silva, Brazilian-born Canadian jockey
  • Fabiola da Silva, Brazilian inline skater
  • Frederico Ferreira Silva, Portuguese tennis player
  • Garth da Silva, New Zealand boxer
  • Inoka Rohini de Silva, Sri Lankan badminton player
  • Jamie Silva, American football safety
  • John da Silva, New Zealand wrestler and boxer
  • Luís Mena e Silva, Portuguese horse rider
  • Neuza Silva, Portuguese tennis player
  • Raquel Silva, Brazilian volleyball player
  • Rogério Dutra Silva, Brazilian tennis player
  • Sean De Silva, Footballer

Others

See also

References

  1. ^ Saiba quais são os 3 sobrenomes mais comuns em 64 diferentes países. Archived 2013-08-17 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ © 2005 SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DE INFORMAÇÃO ECONÓMICA S.A. - SPIE (in Portuguese).
  3. ^ Os 100 Apelidos mais frequentes da População Portuguesa Archived 2013-02-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese).
  4. ^ O ProJovem é Silva, Santos... Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese).
  5. ^ Descubra como surgiram os Silva, os Araújo, os Fernandes, os Batista, os Carneiro... Archived 2013-10-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese).
  6. ^ Number of Da Silva in France
  7. ^ Silva surname distribution
  8. ^ In Brazil, sportspeople, especially footballers, are frequently referred to by their apelido/alcunha, a one- or two-word appellation that may be part of their real name or a nickname. For example, Roberto Carlos da Silva is better known as Roberto Carlos, Marta Vieira da Silva as Marta, José Roberto da Silva Júnior as Zé Roberto, and Nélson de Jesus Silva as Dida. Ayrton Senna da Silva is a slightly different case; he chose to be known professionally by his mother's family name of Senna.
  9. ^ http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=145618
  10. ^ http://www.island.lk/2002/05/05/sports08.html

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