Surname Sylvestre (Sylvestre 
, Silvester 
, سلفستر 
) , globally, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Sylvestre is characteristic of Guernsey, where it is quite a common surname, Martinique, and Saint Lucia (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in France, Nigeria, and Tanzania. Also, Sylvestre is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Sylvestre | France, Kenya, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Silvester | Tanzania, France, Kenya, Nigeria, Indonesia |
| سلفستر | Sudan, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt |
| Сильвестр | Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
| pierre charles sylvestre French politician, FR (b. 1766) |
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louis sylvestre Canadian politician, CA (b. 1832) |
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| espérance sylvestre (b. 1790) |
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| jules sylvestre French photographer, FR (b. 1859) |
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claude sylvestre Canadian television director (1927-2014), CA (b. 1927) |
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| armand sylvestre lawyer and political figure in Quebec, Canada, CA (b. 1890) |
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jean-marc sylvestre French economist and journalist, FR (b. 1946) |
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frédéric sylvestre French guitarist (1953-2014), FR (b. 1953) |
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alixe sylvestre FR (b. 1950) |
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| armand sylvestre Member of Legislative Assembly of Quebec (1910-1980), CA (b. 1910) |
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| leopold sylvestre Canadian speed skater, CA (b. 1912) |
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patrick sylvestre Swiss footballer, CH (b. 1968) |
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| guy sylvestre Canadian civil servant (1918-2010), CA (b. 1918) |
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franck sylvestre Canadian storyteller, actor, slam poet, musician, dancer, CA (b. 1969) |
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| simone sylvestre French actress, FR (b. 1923) |
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