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Globally, Sylvestre (Sylvestre
, Silvester
, سلفستر
) is a common principally masculine, but very seldom girly forename. The first name Sylvestre is habitual in Cameroon, where it is quite a common male name, Tanzania, where it is quite a rare principally masculine, but very infrequently feminine name, and Belize, where it is quite a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and Tanzania. Also, Sylvestre is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Sylvestre | Kenya, France, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Cameroon |
| Silvester | Kenya, Tanzania, France, Indonesia, Nigeria |
| سلفستر | Saudi Arabia, Libya, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan |
| Сильвестр | Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan |
Sylvestre is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Sylvester Pemberton , the fictional superhero in the DC Comics universe, Absolute Justice and Sylvester Koetsier , character in Goede tijden, slechte tijden.