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Worldwide, Sylwester (Sylwester
, Сильвестр
) is a common male given name. The forename Sylwester is characteristic of Poland, where it is quite a common boy's name, Ireland, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Ukraine, where it is a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Poland, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom. More prevalently, Sylwester is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Sylwester | Poland, United States, United Kingdom, Romania, Germany |
| Сильвестр | Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
Silvester, Silvestr, Silvestro, Sylfest, Sylvester, Sylvestre, Szilveszter, Силвестер, Силвестр, Сильвестер, Сільвестер, Сільвестр, سلفستر, سيلفستر, and 西尔维斯特
Sylwester 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.