Syks Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

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

Syks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Syks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Syks Last Name Facts

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

Syks (Russian: Сыкс) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Syks.

How Common Is The Last Name Syks? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Syks live; 32 percent live in Southern Africa and 32 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 56 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 44 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Syks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Syks has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Syks Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Syks earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 40.92% less than the national average, earning R 140,400 per year and in United States they earn 72.91% less than the national average, earning $11,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sykes8967,390/
Sycks89298/
Sayks89169/
Syoks891/
Syk861,147/
Shykes80146/
Saykes8048/
Syckes8027/
Syksch8011/
Sykess802/
Shykss801/
Sykesz801/
Ssykes800/
Seykes800/
Suykes800/
Sayk75616/
Szyk75466/
Syke75434/
Soyk75430/
Seks75326/
Shyk75282/
Syck75253/
Siks75127/
Seyk7585/
Hsyk7561/
Sysk7559/
Säks7524/
Zyks7521/
Suyk7515/
Scyk751/
Sytk751/
Syqk751/
Sykx751/
Xyks751/
Xsyk751/
Sykp751/
Syzk751/
Ssyk751/
Zsyk751/
Sycksch738/
Schykes731/
Shaykes731/
Sikes6713,690/
Shykh67392/
Sekse67352/
Soyke67248/
Sicks67142/
Sieks67106/
Seaks6794/
Psyck6770/
Soyck6764/
Sheks6741/
Sheyk6738/
Shiks6736/
Sayke6733/
Saiks6732/
Szyke6729/
Shayk6719/
Seyke6718/
Secks6717/
Suyck6715/
Syock6712/
Sykeh6712/
Sesks6710/
Sıyık679/
Seksh679/
Siksh676/
Soiks676/
Syokh674/
Sikse673/
Shyok672/
Shyke672/
Seiks672/
Shoyk672/
Cykes672/
Shykk671/
Saykh671/
Seeks671/
Saydk671/
Siksp671/
Sedks671/
Seykh671/
Syskt671/
Sejks671/
Szyck671/
Sykhe671/
Sykke671/
Soykg671/
Sycsj671/
Syhkz671/
Suiks670/
Cycks670/
Sycke670/

Syks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Syks in the Russian language
Сыксsyks-

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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 Syks
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