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 is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Syfers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 842,714th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 22,354,435 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Syfers are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 197,010. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 80 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 9 percent live and Gauteng, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Syfers exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live.

Syfers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Syfers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Syfers last name grew 364 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Syfers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Syfers last name are 5.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.38% registered to vote for the 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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