Sinister Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Sinister Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Sinister (20) may also be a first name.
Sinister Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sinister Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sinister (Russian: Синистер) is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sinister? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Sinister is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sinister are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sinister is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 20 people.
The surname Sinister is most widely held in Canada, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,369,118. In Canada Sinister is mostly concentrated in: British Columbia, where 100 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sinister Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sinister in the Russian language | ||
| Синистер | sinister | - |
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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 Sinister
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