Desilva is used as a family name or surname in Sri Lanka. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Desilva
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Sri Lanka
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Desilva

How popular is Desilva?

Desilva is common in Sri Lanka.

Desilva is ranked 15026 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Desilvas grew by 18.69042 per cent to 4731 since 2000 and ranked 7075 after elevating 623 spots. The last name was found in around 16 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 41.81 47.64
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 32.45 26.04
Black 10.36 9.33
Hispanic or Latino 8.71 7.68
Others 6 8.96
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.68 0.35
Desilva is quite popular family name mostly used in Sri Lanka while Bermuda is ahead in terms of density. Around 35036 people have been found who wears Desilva as their family name. Desilva is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
112,145 Spain7
2,527 Maldives6
2,011 South Korea4
122,390 Belarus4
381,097 Ukraine4
11,480 Japan4
119,730 Brazil3
108,034 Italy3
1,389 Barbados2
23,344 Austria2
54,641 Sweden2
40,064 Nigeria2
415 Saint Kitts and Nevis2
18,718 Thailand2
10,395 Latvia2
9,185 Hong Kong2
147,165 Czech Republic2
31,584 Peru1
2,211 Brunei1
123,175 Tanzania1
8,371 Syria1
24,771 Colombia1
10,683 Cyprus1
880 Djibouti1
31,207 Ireland1
49,529 Israel1
14,373 Jordan1
38,830 Morocco1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
36,814 Romania1
971 Seychelles1
5,589 Sudan1
81,201 Switzerland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
15,547 New Zealand36
11,444 Portugal28
14,963 Scotland26
4,083 Guyana19
406,964 Russia14
6,896 Trinidad and Tobago13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,642 France98
49,486 South Africa91
5,314 Kuwait70
Countries with hundreds of Desilva:
19,799 Philippines709
4,471 Australia672
7,585 Canada549
11,889 England516
3,062 United Arab Emirates336
6,278 Malaysia329
10,478 Saudi Arabia308
86,596 India269
20 Bermuda241
50,182 Germany202
46,589 Indonesia202
3,016 Oman155
1,957 Jamaica125
3,067 Singapore112
2,299 Qatar107
27,127 Mexico105
Countries with thousands of Desilva:
7,409 United States5,123
3,398 Bangladesh2,406
Countries with ten thousands of Desilva:
100 Sri Lanka22,106
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

35 years old country man Martino Desilva who was residing in Recoaro, Italy migrated to New York on April 20, 1891 by Alexandria put out from Naples. Martino Desilva, aged 35, 24 years old Modestino Desilva, are others that migrated to US.

Desilva Namesakes

  • Chaka Desilva, Actor
  • Chaka deSilva, Professional Voice Artist
  • Isable Desilva Canova, Judy Canova's sister
  • Zarah DeSilva, Collie Buddz's wife
  • Kaila DeSilva, Actress

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