Syffers Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

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

Syffers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Syffers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Syffers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Syffers has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Syffers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,017,195th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Syffers are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,321,407. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 95 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 5 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Syffers Last Name Statistics demography

Syffers earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.01% less than the national average, earning R 99,780 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szyffers9311/
Seyffers931/
Syfers92326/
Schyffers881/
Seffers86132/
Cyffers8664/
Szyfers8614/
Shyfers866/
Siffers864/
Säffers861/
Scyfers860/
Sieffers8066/
Seiffers8036/
Sceffers8017/
Sheffers8013/
Shiffers8010/
Sifers77591/
Sefers77193/
Cyfers77128/
Säfers7723/
Zyfers7719/
Syfors770/
Scheffers754,426/
Schiffers752,372/
Schäffers7539/
Seijffers759/
Sheaffers757/
Shieffers750/
Syphers71721/
Siefers71324/
Seifers71171/
Scifers71160/
Schijffers7127/
Seyfors7118/
Shifers7118/
Scheiffers7116/
Scheaffers7114/
Schieffers715/
Shefers712/
Soifers712/
Ciffers712/
Sydförs711/
Scefers711/
Scheeffers711/
Seefers710/
Scyfors710/
Seafers710/
Schäfers676,037/
Schefers67339/
Scyphers67275/
Cheffers67221/
Chiffers6797/
Sceifers6742/
Cijffers6736/
Sciefers672/
Seyphers672/
Soyphers671/
Shaifers670/
Sayphers670/
Schifers670/

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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 Syffers
  • 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