Syfers Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

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

Syfers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Syfers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2751:197,01021,210
United States511:7,107,038327,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Syfers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Syfers occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Syfers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 842,714th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 22,354,435 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Syfers reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 275 people, or 1 in 197,010. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 80 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 9 percent reside and Gauteng, where 7 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Syfers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Syfers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Syfers surname increased 364 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Syfers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Syfers last name are 5.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Syfers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 20.68% less than the national average, earning R 188,496 per year and in United States they earn 39.47% more than the national average, earning $60,179 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Syffers9242/
Szyfers9214/
Shyfers926/
Scyfers920/
Szyffers8611/
Seyffers861/
Sifers83591/
Sefers83193/
Cyfers83128/
Säfers8323/
Zyfers8319/
Syfors830/
Schyffers801/
Syphers77721/
Siefers77324/
Seifers77171/
Scifers77160/
Seffers77132/
Cyffers7764/
Shifers7718/
Seyfors7718/
Siffers774/
Soifers772/
Shefers772/
Sydförs771/
Scefers771/
Säffers771/
Seafers770/
Scyfors770/
Seefers770/
Schäfers716,037/
Schefers71339/
Scyphers71275/
Sieffers7166/
Sceifers7142/
Seiffers7136/
Sceffers7117/
Sheffers7113/
Shiffers7110/
Sciefers712/
Seyphers712/
Soyphers711/
Schifers710/
Sayphers710/
Shaifers710/
Scheffers674,426/
Schiffers672,372/
Cifers67213/
Scheifers6756/
Schäffers6739/
Scheefers6735/
Schiefers6720/
Seijffers679/
Sheaffers677/
Sefors675/
Zefers672/
Scheafers671/
Šēfers671/
Šifers671/
Zifers671/
Seifrs671/
Scheufers670/
Shieffers670/

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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
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  • 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 Syfers
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