Syn Surname

71,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Syn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Syn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia6,1781:2,507501
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
Malaysia1391:212,18912,377
Ukraine1361:334,72641,909
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Myanmar491:1,059,959527
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
India181:42,614,743461,117
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
England161:3,482,379114,324
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
China61:227,886,92811,701
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France21:33,211,361423,184
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Syn (7,345) may also be a first name.

Syn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Syn (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻲ) occurs more in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Syn? popularity and diffusion

Syn is the 71,457th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,054,638 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Syn are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 89 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Syn is also the 75,164th most prevalent forename on earth, borne by 7,345 people.

The surname Syn is most common in Cambodia, where it is carried by 6,178 people, or 1 in 2,507. In Cambodia Syn is primarily concentrated in: Kampong Speu Province, where 17 percent are found, Battambang Province, where 15 percent are found and Phnom Penh, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Cambodia it exists in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.

Syn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Syn last name is chiefly Orthodox (85%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Syn last name are 25.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Syn earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.39% more than the national average, earning $48,926 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8% more than the national average, earning $53,656 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Syng8613,525/
Shyn86790/
Syna86312/
Synn86232/
Syon86219/
Hsyn8642/
Synd8616/
Symn8611/
Synt863/
Szyn862/
Syhn861/
Syngh75267/
Szynk7568/
Shynn7568/
Shyna7546/
Shyng7540/
Shynk7523/
Schyn7513/
Shyon759/
Szyna752/
Symne752/
Szynd751/
Syoën751/
Jsync751/
Scynn751/
Scynt751/
Synng751/
Synne750/
Sin671,271,131/
Sen67599,712/
Sym6789,473/
Zyn671,005/
Cyn67690/
Synova6714/
Shynne6714/
Synová6711/
Xyn679/
Sín679/
Sîn674/
Sün674/
Sén672/
Synkkh671/
Sên671/
Schynk671/
Syngkh671/

Syn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Syn in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻲsy-

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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 Syn
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