Surname Sylvain (Sylvain 
, Сильвен 
, سيلفان) , around the world, is a common cognomen. The last name Sylvain is habitual in Haiti, where it is quite a common surname, Cameroon, and Ivory Coast (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in France, Cameroon, and Ivory Coast. More frequently, Sylvain is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Sylvain | Canada, France, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast |
| Сильвен | Russia, Ukraine |
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georges sylvain Haitian poet, lawyer and diplomat (1866-1925), HT (b. 1866) |
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| george sylvain Canadian politician, CA (b. 1819) |
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louise sylvain French actress, FR (b. 1874) |
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| adrien sylvain French author interested in religion, FR (b. 1826) |
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jules sylvain Swedish composer, SE (b. 1900) |
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franck sylvain Haitian politician, President of Haiti (1909-1987), HT (b. 1909) |
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| marie-joseph benoît dartagnan sylvain HT (b. 1868) |
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sylvain sylvain American guitarist (1951–2021), US (b. 1951) |
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| jean sylvain French actor (1906-1970), FR (b. 1906) |
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dominique sylvain French journalist and writer, FR (b. 1957) |
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| yvonne sylvain Haitian physician (1907-1989), HT (b. 1907) |
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| philippe sylvain Canadian writer (1915-1993), CA (b. 1915) |
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| adolphe sylvain French photographer, FR (b. 1920) |
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| fernand sylvain professor at Université Laval, CA (b. 1921) |
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| john sylvain Canadian politician (1924-2011), CA (b. 1924) |
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