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 occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gyster? popularity and diffusion

Gyster is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Gyster are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Free State, where 25 percent reside, Gauteng, where 25 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 25 percent reside. Besides South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Gyster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gyster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gyster surname rose 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