Cyprus Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Cyprus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cyprus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:1,358,97760,528
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Cyprus (290) may also be a first name.

Cyprus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cyprus (Arabic: قبرصى) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Cyprus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cyprus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,483,783rd most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Cyprus are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 518,802nd most common first name in the world. It is borne by 290 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,358,977. In England it is most frequent in: Suffolk, where 41 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 22 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 17 percent reside. Not including England this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Cyprus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cyprus has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Cyprus surname rose 373 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cyprus Last Name Statistics demography

Cyprus earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 15.55% more than the national average, earning $57,407 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Cyprus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cyprus in the Arabic language
قبرصىqbrsy-
قبرصqbrs-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cyprus
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