Syster Surname

164,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Syster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Syster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,4671:21,9612,785
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Namibia81:301,17510,197
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England41:13,929,515290,718
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Syster (498) may also be a first name.

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soyster92212/
Seyster92169/
Sayster92118/
Shyster9244/
Scyster929/
Szyster925/
Syste916/
Syter911/
Sydsæter8618/
Sheyster861/
Schyster860/
Sister835,935/
Cyster832,510/
Sester832,182/
Zyster83114/
Soyter8342/
Sayter8315/
Seyter8314/
Suyter8312/
Sytter838/
Shyter835/
Sytert833/
Xyster831/
Systed831/
Syther831/
Szyter831/
Systes831/
Systerova80639/
Sydsæther8010/
Syte802/
Schayster801/
Sestier77344/
Seuster77184/
Sistere77183/
Shayter77145/
Shister7778/
Seister7775/
Seytier7773/
Shester7765/
Soister7762/
Suister7758/
Sayther7749/
Systech7734/
Sheyter7733/
Seaster7722/
Seytter7722/
Szester7718/
Szister7714/
Seyther7711/
Sistter774/
Ceyster774/
Sisther773/
Sujster773/
Seytert772/
Sestere772/
Seydter772/
Siester772/
Sehster772/
Souyter771/
Scyther771/
Sishter771/
Szyther771/
Seyteur771/
Scytere771/
Shayste771/
Saytter771/
Sidster770/
Siseter770/
Shysterova7539/
Seter73669/
Siter73523/
Siste73342/
Sythe7378/
Shyte7378/
Systä7363/
Seyte7346/
Sayte7341/
Säter7326/
Systa7320/
Suyte7314/
Seste7311/
Cyste7311/
Cyter739/
Sytes736/
Syted733/
Systy733/
Ssete733/
Systi732/
Sytre732/
Sytyr732/
Zyter731/
Ssite731/
Syteh731/
Syote731/
Scyte730/
Soyte730/
Sychterz7198/
Schister7180/
Schester7153/
Szychter7153/
Saysette7145/
Schytter7138/
Soistier7126/
Scheyter718/
Schuyter717/
Chesster715/
Shaysteh714/
Sheshter714/
Syterová713/
Sziszter713/
Sheuster712/
Sydstedt712/
Shystets712/
Shishter711/
Shaister711/
Shuytter711/
Seastter711/
Sehester711/
Cheyster711/
Shuister710/
Seiter675,930/
Sitter674,902/
Suiter673,973/
Setter673,539/
Cester672,601/
Sether671,217/
Cister67640/
Saiter67604/
Seytre67447/
Setier67402/
Seater67253/
Siteur67215/
Sither67163/
Zester67146/
Säther67142/
Schiester67140/
Sitier67121/
Sexter67113/
Zister67100/
Shiter6799/
Suiste6787/
Sestre6784/
Seuter6772/
Setere6771/
Xister6770/
Sisterova6744/
Sehter6738/
Setear6732/
Saytee6732/
Shayte6729/
Sheter6726/
Sätter6725/
Scythe6723/
Sestir6720/
Sixter6719/
Seeste6719/
Saytes6718/
Sistre6718/
Cytter6715/
Sisteh6715/
Sieste6715/
Shytre6712/
Seyterova6711/
Sajter6711/
Sesterova6710/
Sitere6710/
Zayter676/
Sieter676/
Sishte675/
Sisthe675/
Sistes675/
Scheuster675/
Sjytte675/
Åsäter675/
Seshte674/
Shiste674/
Sejter674/
Saiste674/
Setehr673/
Seeter673/
Sitear673/
Shytie672/
Seytie672/
Sestes672/
Scheester672/
Soiter672/
Zytter672/
Sceter671/
Zyteer671/
Zoyter671/
Scheshter671/
Scytea671/
Sayted671/
Siteer671/
Sheyte671/
Sested671/
Seteer671/
Seteir671/
Setert671/
Seteyr671/
Setger671/
Seysti671/
Sezter671/
Suhystedt671/
Ssette671/
Šister671/
Sheste671/
Seiste671/
Szeter671/
Sétier671/
Szysty671/
Sysstä671/
Cyther671/
Cytier671/
Cytert671/
Saytep671/
Sistie670/
Sitger670/
Schuister670/
Sihter670/
Schisster670/
Sistey670/
Schyte670/
Ceyter670/
Sestep670/
Scheister670/
Sestet670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Syster
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