Szyfter Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Szyfter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Szyfter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1541:246,81031,280
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Szyfter Last Name Facts

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

Szyfter occurs more in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Szyfter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,359,010th most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. The last name Szyfter occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Szyfter live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Poland, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 246,810. Beside Poland this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Szyfter Last Name Statistics demography

Szyfter earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shyfter861/
Szefter861/
Szifter861/
Schyfter809/
Sifter77387/
Sefter7750/
Seifter71302/
Shifter71219/
Shefter71168/
Shyvter719/
Seufter711/
Sivfter711/
Schefter67600/
Schifter67566/
Schäfter67299/
Sifte672/
Shiftier672/
Zifte671/
Sefte671/
Shiffter671/

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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 Szyfter
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