Sykora Surname

57,871st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Czechia

Sykora Surname User-submission:

This is a Czech surname. It is derived from the Czech word sýkora, meaning 'tit' (a bird).

Sykora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8911:125,37513,319
Ukraine2,8081:16,2122,174
Czechia1,0651:9,9841,329
Austria5631:15,1252,244
Germany5111:157,54518,785
Slovakia2121:25,1724,230
Canada1941:189,92618,713
Argentina981:436,15732,981
Paraguay441:164,4723,287
Poland431:883,92467,072
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Belgium341:338,13737,845
England341:1,638,76668,634
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
France151:4,428,181244,602
Sweden121:820,56361,223
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Scotland91:594,86921,724
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Wales41:773,63329,106
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
American Samoa11:55,7583,072

The alternate forms: Sýkora (7,289) are calculated separately.

Sykora Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Czech surname. It is derived from the Czech word sýkora, meaning 'tit' (a bird).

- xyzal44

This is the Americanized form of the Czech and Slovak surname Sýkora, meaning 'titmouse'.

- Junie

This surname comes from sykora, which means 'titmouse' (the bird species) in Czech.

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Sykora Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sykora is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Sýkora. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sykora? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 57,871st most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 833,243 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Sykora live; 47 percent live in Eastern Europe and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Sykora is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,891 people, or 1 in 125,375. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, Minnesota, where 10 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States Sykora occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 32 percent reside and Czechia, where 12 percent reside.

Sykora Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sykora last name are 7.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.88% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sykora earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 62.84% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,204 per year; in South Africa they earn 26.96% more than the national average, earning R 301,716 per year; in United States they earn 7.59% more than the national average, earning $46,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.82% more than the national average, earning $54,067 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sýkora947,289/
Seykora92469/
Shykora9286/
Szykora9221/
Scykora922/
Sykoraj921/
Sykkora921/
Sykorash868/
D'Sykora861/
Sikora8368,718/
Sekora83548/
Síkora83297/
Sykara83126/
Sykura8365/
Zykora8312/
Sékora834/
Sycora833/
Cykora831/
Szikora773,319/
Sejkora77765/
Sikorra77366/
Sykaras77234/
Soykara77187/
Sickora77173/
Shikora77168/
Seckora7797/
Shykura7774/
Sekoera7741/
Sikorai7722/
Sekoura7719/
Seikora7719/
Szíkora7717/
Saykara779/
Sikkora775/
Segkora774/
Szýkora774/
Siekora774/
Zykhora773/
Sekgora772/
Seskora772/
Sekorau772/
Síkorai772/
Sikoora772/
Sýkoraň771/
Sekkora771/
Saykore771/
Seekora771/
Sikorau771/
Soikora771/
Sikoray771/
Saycora771/
Sekorza770/
Schikora712,289/
Shikotra71143/
Shickora7155/
Sykoutri7110/
Szycorra718/
Sickorra718/
Sekkoura717/
Szickora714/
Shikhora714/
Sykarash713/
Szikorra713/
Shikorra712/
Ssekoura711/
Shaykara711/
Chaykora711/
Sekara67914/
Sekura67670/
Secora67440/
Sicora67354/
Schikorra67315/
Sekori67292/
Sikara67151/
Sikoro67141/
Sychkoryz67139/
Sikura67121/
Sykoutris6795/
Cikora6791/
Sikore6732/
Šikora6730/
Sikori6721/
Sychkorez6717/
Schekorra6717/
Sekore675/
Sycara673/
Sekoro673/
Sykari671/
Schickora671/
Sykuri671/
Shaykarau671/
Zykura671/
Sýkoraová671/
Sékura671/

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