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Where Does The Last Name Sykes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sykes (Arabic: سايكس) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sykes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 8,459^th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 108,140 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Sykes live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sykes is also the 653,740^th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 193 people.

The last name Sykes is most common in The United States, where it is held by 35,515 people, or 1 in 10,206. In The United States Sykes is most common in: North Carolina, where 10 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Virginia, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States Sykes occurs in 111 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Sykes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Sykes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 650 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 690 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 768 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 191 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sykes Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (63%) in Ireland and Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Sykes surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Sykes earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 7.93% less than the national average, earning 318,643 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 11.92% more than the national average, earning R 265,968 per year; in United States they earn 6.77% less than the national average, earning $40,226 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $50,822 CAD per year.