Syster Surname
Approximately 2,632 people bear this surname
Syster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,467 | 1:21,961 | 2,785 |
| United States | 118 | 1:3,071,686 | 178,560 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Namibia | 8 | 1:301,175 | 10,197 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:1,091,711 | 63,103 |
Syster (498) may also be a first name.
Syster Demographics
Average Syster Salary in
United States
$40,596 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Syster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Syster Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Syster is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Syster? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 164,716th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,768,824 people. Syster occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Syster live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Syster is also the 380,144th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 498 people.
This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,467 people, or 1 in 21,961. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 71 percent live, Northern Cape, where 13 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 5 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.
Syster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Syster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Syster surname increased 257 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Syster Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Syster last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Syster last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Syster earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.09% less than the national average, earning R 135,240 per year and in United States they earn 5.92% less than the national average, earning $40,596 USD per year.
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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 Syster
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