Cognomen سلفستر (Sylvestre 
, Silvestru 
, سلفستر 
) , in the entire world, is a common last name. The last name سلفستر is habitual in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Martinique, where it is quite a common surname, Saint Lucia, and Haiti. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in France, Canada, and the United States. Likewise, سلفستر is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Sylvestre | France, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Canada, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Silvestru | Brazil, France, Canada, Romania, United States |
| سلفستر | Sudan, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt |
| Silvistri | Philippines |