Sýkora Surname

68,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Sýkora Surname User-submission:

This is a Czech surname. It is derived from the Czech word sýkora, meaning 'tit' (a bird).

Sýkora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia5,0701:2,097132
Slovakia2,2161:2,40894
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

The alternate forms: Sykora (8,746) are calculated separately.

Sýkora Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Czech surname. It is derived from the Czech word sýkora, meaning 'tit' (a bird).

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Sýkora Last Name Facts

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

Sýkora is found in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Sykora. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sýkora? popularity and diffusion

It is the 68,165th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 999,801 people. Sýkora is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sýkora live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is carried by 5,070 people, or 1 in 2,097. In Czechia Sýkora is most prevalent in: Prague, where 13 percent live, Central Bohemian Region, where 12 percent live and Plzeň Region, where 12 percent live. Aside from Czechia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sykora948,746/
Szýkora924/
Sýkoraň921/
Sikora8368,718/
Sekora83548/
Síkora83297/
Sékora834/
Sýkoraová801/
Szikora773,319/
Sejkora77765/
Seykora77469/
Sikorra77366/
Sickora77173/
Shikora77168/
Seckora7797/
Shykora7786/
Sikorai7722/
Szykora7721/
Sekoura7719/
Seikora7719/
Szíkora7717/
Sikkora775/
Siekora774/
Segkora774/
Sekgora772/
Sekorau772/
Scykora772/
Seskora772/
Síkorai772/
Sikoora772/
Sikorau771/
Soikora771/
Seekora771/
Sekkora771/
Sykkora771/
Sykoraj771/
Sikoray771/
Sekorza770/
Schikora712,289/
Shikotra71143/
Shickora7155/
Sickorra718/
Sykorash718/
Sekkoura717/
Shikhora714/
Szickora714/
Szikorra713/
Shikorra712/
D'Sykora711/
Ssekoura711/
Sekara67914/
Secora67440/
Sicora67354/
Schikorra67315/
Sekori67292/
Sikara67151/
Sikoro67141/
Sykara67126/
Cikora6791/
Sikore6732/
Šikora6730/
Sikori6721/
Schekorra6717/
Zykora6712/
Sekore675/
Sekoro673/
Sycora673/
Cykora671/
Schickora671/

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