Syl Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Senegal

Syl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Syl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Senegal101:1,457,9343,873
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Syl (2,481) may also be a first name.

Syl Last Name Facts

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

Syl (Russian: Сыль) occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Syl? popularity and diffusion

The surname Syl is the 2,007,164th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Syl occurs mostly in Europe, where 37 percent of Syl reside; 29 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 20 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 148,270th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 2,481 people.

This surname is most widely held in Poland, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 2,235,809. Barring Poland this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Senegal, where 11 percent live.

Syl Last Name Statistics demography

Syl earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.33% more than the national average, earning $48,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Syll869,294/
Szyl8676/
Shyl8649/
Sylt8626/
Syhl865/
Sysl863/
Syld863/
Hsyl861/
Sylë861/
Syol861/
Szyld7569/
Sylph7540/
Szyll7520/
Schyl7511/
Shylt755/
Shyld752/
Shyol751/
Syoll751/
Shyll751/
Sil67139,450/
Sel6714,300/
Zyl673,131/
Cyl67761/
Sül67439/
Sylova6759/
Schyll6727/
Säl6714/
Xyl673/
Sylová672/
Síl671/

Syl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Syl in the Russian language
Сыльsyl-

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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 Syl
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