Gyster Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gyster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gyster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gyster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gyster is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gyster? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Gyster reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Gyster is most frequent in: Free State, where 25 percent are found, Gauteng, where 25 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Gyster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gyster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gyster last name increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gayster92100/
Geyster9271/
Goyster9212/
Guyster926/
Gester83852/
Gister83177/
Gayter83127/
Geyter8329/
Guyter8329/
Goyter838/
Gyte80422/
Giszter77310/
Gayther77133/
Guyther77119/
Gaister7762/
Gestier7751/
Goister7745/
Giester7736/
Gisterå7723/
Guester777/
Gajster774/
Gaytier772/
Guister772/
Goyther772/
Gejster772/
Gesther772/
Kgester771/
Hgister771/
Gayteir771/
Geyther771/
Gisterp771/
Gistert771/
Geszter771/
Geter737,107/
Gayte73355/
Geste73322/
Giter73128/
Giste7330/
Guyte7327/
Goyte7326/
Geyte7313/
Cster732/
Gysti731/
Gytie731/
Gäste731/
Gythe730/
Gytes730/
Gjøsæter71170/
Gestiehr7146/
Gieszter715/
Gjøseter713/
Gejszter712/
Gaythier711/
Gaisther711/
Giestert711/
Geschter711/
Getter671,704/
Gitter671,676/
Gaiter671,198/
Dstger671,008/
Guiter67761/
Geeter67546/
Goytea67542/
Guiste67463/
Gether67429/
Gitere67393/
Getere67217/
Ghiste67116/
Gestre67104/
Gestes67100/
Gueyte6789/
Gueter6771/
Gayterova6768/
Goiter6745/
Goytre6737/
Gueste6726/
Gither6725/
Gjøsæther6720/
Gätter6716/
Goytte6714/
Gaiste6713/
Gieter6712/
Getger678/
Gaytie677/
Gaytes676/
Gjøsether676/
Ngiter674/
Geszte674/
Goythe674/
Ghayte673/
Gaytte673/
Ghiter672/
Gisterová672/
Gheste672/
Gestee672/
Ngeter672/
Getier672/
Hgeter671/
Chster671/
Goytie671/
Gaythe671/
Getert671/
Geyterova671/
Gaisseter671/
Gitier671/
Gaytee671/
Gayteh671/
Gistre671/
Gestet671/
Gesteš671/
Gestèr671/
Geteer671/
Gihter671/
Gyhtez671/
Goytey671/
Gieste671/
Gheter670/
Gestie670/
Gistie670/
Gaisthier670/

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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 Gyster
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis