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 last name Syll is found in Senegal more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Syll click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Syll? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 54,747th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 784,113 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Syll live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Syll is also the 1,637,361st most numerous given name globally, borne by 39 people.

The last name is most frequent in Senegal, where it is held by 9,165 people, or 1 in 1,591. In Senegal it is primarily concentrated in: Louga Region, where 40 percent live, Diourbel Region, where 28 percent live and Dakar Region, where 15 percent live. Barring Senegal it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Syll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Syll has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Syll surname expanded 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% 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
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  • 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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