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Silva (da Silva) is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal, and Brazil;[1] it is also widespread in regions of the former Portuguese Empire in Asia, including India and Sri Lanka. Da Silva is also the fifth most common surname in the French Département Val-de-Marne[2] and it ranked 19th for the number of birth between 1966 - 1990 in France.

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, Onomasticon Cataloniæ, vol. I-VIII, Barcelona, 1994. Manuel de Sousa, As origens dos apelidos das famílias portuguesas, Lisboa, Sporpress, 2001. José Bouza Zerrano, Da Descendência de Don Francisco Prieto Gayoso, Lisboa, 1980. Luís de Lancastre e Távora, Dicionário das Famílias Portuguesas, Quetzal, Lisboa, p.324.
  2. ^ Number of Da Silva in France
  3. ^ "Distinguished Americans & Canadians of Portuguese Descent". http://www.portuguesefoundation.org/famous.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-09. 
  4. ^ In Brazil, sportspeople, especially footballers, are frequently referred to by their apelido, a one- or two-word appellation that may be part of their real name or a nickname. For example, Roberto Carlos da Silva is better known as Roberto Carlos, Marta Vieira da Silva as Marta, José Roberto da Silva Júnior as Zé Roberto, and Nélson de Jesus Silva as Dida. Ayrton Senna da Silva is a slightly different case; he chose to be known professionally by his mother's maiden name of Senna.
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