Syvester Surname

584,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Grenada

Syvester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Syvester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4771:371,36819,809
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
England51:11,143,612252,590
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Syvester (3,053) may also be a first name.

Syvester Last Name Facts

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

Syvester is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Syvester? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 584,278th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,596,168 people. The surname Syvester occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Syvester are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Syvester is also the 130,665th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 3,053 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 477 people, or 1 in 371,368. In Nigeria Syvester is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 9 percent live, Rivers, where 9 percent live and Delta, where 8 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Syvester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Syvester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Syvester surname grew 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Syvester Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Syvester last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.

Syvester earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.12% less than the national average, earning $30,152 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
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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 Syvester
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