Sister Surname
Approximately 5,935 people bear this surname
Sister Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,238 | 1:45,236 | 7,283 |
| India | 1,617 | 1:474,376 | 24,216 |
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Indonesia | 160 | 1:826,557 | 62,551 |
| Argentina | 149 | 1:286,869 | 22,979 |
| Pakistan | 74 | 1:2,414,107 | 21,426 |
| Israel | 70 | 1:122,252 | 13,395 |
| Brazil | 65 | 1:3,293,451 | 94,173 |
| South Africa | 47 | 1:1,152,717 | 66,933 |
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Venezuela | 19 | 1:1,589,688 | 20,788 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 37 | 1:658,794 | 32,071 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 158 | 1:317,840 | 24,909 |
The alternate forms: Šister (1) are calculated separately.
Sister (25,571) may also be a first name.
Sister Demographics
Average Sister Salary in
Canada
$44,359 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Sister Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sister Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sister (Bengali: সিস্টার, Hindi: सिस्टर, Marathi: तेर, Oriya: ସିର, Russian: Систер) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Šister. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sister? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 81,771st most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,227,893 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Sister live; 40 percent live in Southeast Asia and 38 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Sister is also the 31,451st most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 25,571 people.
The last name Sister is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,238 people, or 1 in 45,236. In The Philippines Sister is mostly found in: Eastern Visayas, where 37 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 14 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 14 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines Sister exists in 24 countries. It is also found in India, where 27 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 22 percent are found.
Sister Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Sister surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
The amount Sister earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 53.84% less than the national average, earning R 109,692 per year and in Canada they earn 10.72% less than the national average, earning $44,359 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sister Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sister in the Bengali language | ||
| সিস্টার | sistara | - |
| Sister in the Marathi language | ||
| तेर | tera | - |
| Sister in the Hindi language | ||
| सिस्टर | sistara | 99.29 |
| Sister in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିର | sira | 69.44 |
| ସିେର | siera | 27.78 |
| ସିର୍ | sir | 2.78 |
| Sister in the Russian language | ||
| Систер | sister | - |
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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 Sister
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