Syll Surname

54,747th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Syll Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Syll Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal9,1651:1,591161
Spain471:994,72437,216
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
France51:13,284,544357,392
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Syll (39) may also be a first name.

Syll Last Name Facts

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

The surname Syll has its highest incidence in Senegal. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Syll? popularity and diffusion

The last name Syll is the 54,747th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 784,113 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Syll are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most numerous first name internationally It is held by 39 people.

The surname Syll is most commonly held in Senegal, where it is carried by 9,165 people, or 1 in 1,591. In Senegal it is most prevalent in: Louga Region, where 40 percent reside, Diourbel Region, where 28 percent reside and Dakar Region, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Senegal Syll occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Syll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Syll has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Syll last name grew 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Syll Last Name Statistics demography

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

Syll earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.79% less than the national average, earning $35,903 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szyll8920/
Syoll891/
Shyll891/
Syl8687/
Schyll8027/
Sell7531,656/
Sill759,196/
Söll751,936/
Säll751,168/
Cyll75177/
Szyl7576/
Süll7557/
Shyl7549/
Sylt7526/
Syhl755/
Syld753/
Sysl753/
Sűll751/
Sylë751/
Syol751/
Hsyl751/
Syllová735/
Syllova731/
Shill6728,633/
Shell6720,926/
Széll673,518/
Suell67689/
Szell67681/
Soell67447/
Åsell67353/
Scell67224/
Szyld6769/
Zsell6768/
Szill6753/
Saell6744/
Sylph6740/
Chyll6721/
Seell6717/
Scill6711/
Schyl6711/
Seull678/
Sällh675/
Shylt675/
Åséll674/
Jsell673/
Selld672/
Shyld672/
Sgill671/
Suill671/
Sillh671/
Sellh671/
Selll671/
Sellő671/
Sehll671/
Shyol671/
Zsill671/

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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
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  • 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 Syll
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