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
Syster Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Syster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Syster Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Syster occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Syster? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 164,716th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,768,824 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Syster reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Syster is also the 380,144th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 498 people.
Syster is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,467 people, or 1 in 21,961. In South Africa Syster is most common in: Western Cape, where 71 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 13 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 5 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.
Syster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Syster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Syster last name expanded 257 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Syster Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Syster surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with 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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