Syr Surname

149,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,965 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Syr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Syr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2,0441:44,9784,502
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Iran911:843,76441,424
United States521:6,970,364322,914
France441:1,509,607143,950
Syria421:459,5485,098
Cambodia271:573,5984,425
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Ukraine241:1,896,779136,831
Norway171:302,48730,120
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
China21:683,660,78330,601
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Syr (336) may also be a first name.

Syr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Syr is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Syr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 149,032nd most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,457,857 people. The last name Syr occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Syr are found; 69 percent are found in North Africa and 69 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 477,199th most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 336 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 2,044 people, or 1 in 44,978. Beside Egypt this surname occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent are found and Iran, where 3 percent are found.

Syr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Syr surname are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Syr earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 1.41% more than the national average, earning 350,950 kr per year; in United States they earn 29.52% less than the national average, earning $30,412 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.3% less than the national average, earning $34,130 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Syre86784/
Seyr86701/
Shyr86445/
Sysr8631/
Szyr8622/
Sayr8613/
Syhr868/
Syrp866/
Syrd863/
Syor863/
Jsyr861/
Sy'r861/
Zsyr861/
Soyr861/
Sytr861/
Ssyr861/
Xsyr861/
Suyr861/
Sayre7514,989/
Sahyr75254/
Sayrh75136/
Syhre75134/
Suyre7529/
Schyr7519/
Shayr7511/
Seyhr757/
Syrhe757/
Seyre754/
Soyre754/
Sayrd754/
Sehyr752/
Shyor752/
Shyre751/
Syrzh751/
Sheyr751/
Szyrp751/
Szyrz751/
Seyrd751/
Syorh751/
Scyre750/
Sir6756,454/
Cyr6742,081/
Ser679,374/
Syrova673,808/
Syrová67904/
Schyrr67168/
Zyr6732/
Shchyr6725/
Syrowa6721/
Shayre679/
Seyreh675/
Xyr675/
Shahyr674/
Sır671/
Sér671/
Sayreh671/
Sahyre671/
Saayre671/
Sír671/
Sîr671/
Shuyre670/
Shauyr670/

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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 Syr
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