Cypher Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Cypher Surname User-submission:

Prevalent in the Western Pennsylvania area. Records in the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch) are inconclusive about the exact origin, but muster records of British soldiers contain the name. The first Cyphers in the New World arrived in the mid-1700s and fought on the American side of the Revolutionary War.

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Cypher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:1,211,26256,182
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Wales101:309,45316,869
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3511:143,07313,433

Cypher (57) may also be a first name.

Cypher Surname Meaning

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Prevalent in the Western Pennsylvania area. Records in the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Main Branch) are inconclusive about the exact origin, but muster records of British soldiers contain the name. The first Cyphers in the New World arrived in the mid-1700s and fought on the American side of the Revolutionary War.

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Cypher Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cypher Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cypher occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Cypher.

How Common Is The Last Name Cypher? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,034,059th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Cypher live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 57 people.

The surname Cypher is most numerous in England, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 1,211,262. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Oxfordshire, where 37 percent are found, Buckinghamshire, where 17 percent are found and Wiltshire, where 13 percent are found. Barring England Cypher occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 32 percent are found and Wales, where 12 percent are found.

Cypher Last Name Statistics demography

Cypher earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 18.93% more than the national average, earning $59,086 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cypherd9233/
Cypherr921/
Ceypher921/
Caypher920/
Scypher920/
Cyper91163/
Sypher83933/
Cuyper8374/
Cipher8344/
Cepher8317/
Zypher838/
Cypier834/
Cayper831/
Cyphir830/
Cythphert801/
Sypherd77250/
Syphert7752/
Soypher773/
Chypper771/
Zzypher771/
Czyperd771/
Cyppert771/
Saypher771/
Scipher770/
Sypherr770/
Cyperth770/
Syper73822/
Ceper73248/
Ciper73116/
Cyfer7368/
Zyper7349/
Syphertt7177/
Shchyper718/
Chiphere716/
Chepherd713/
Cisspher711/
Scephear711/
Schipher711/
Scepherd711/
Sayphetr711/
Schepher711/
Chiphetr711/
Seyphert710/
Cepheart710/
Chiper675,007/
Szyper67788/
Chefer67404/
Sypert67293/
Cuiper67268/
Sipher67130/
Cisper6779/
Cesper6772/
Shyper6772/
Chypre6771/
Chefre6763/
Zepher6760/
Cišper6736/
Caiper6733/
Chifer6730/
Zypper6730/
Seyper6722/
Chepre6721/
Cipper6721/
Tsyper6721/
Cheper6718/
Sepher6716/
Czeper6713/
Chepyr6712/
Sceper678/
Chaiphetr678/
Sayper677/
Cipere677/
Cyffer676/
Cypior676/
Schepherd675/
Syperd673/
Coiper673/
Chepir672/
Sciper672/
Cepere672/
Chitphetr671/
Schephert671/
Csiper671/
Cejper671/
Cipert671/
Cajper671/
Cziper671/
Chefir671/
Zipher671/
Sysper671/
Scheepher670/
Sypper670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cypher
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