Seifert Surname

6,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81,327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Seifert Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Sigifrith (victory, peace).

Seifert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany58,6291:1,373105
United States14,4741:25,0423,150
Austria1,5241:5,588647
Brazil1,4621:146,4265,607
Czechia8121:13,0951,862
Canada7151:51,5326,210
Switzerland6261:13,1202,171
Poland6241:60,9119,578
Argentina3901:109,5989,258
Australia3381:79,8699,295
England2471:225,57918,901
Denmark1671:33,8013,490
Croatia1211:34,9477,147
France1161:572,61077,014
Sweden1031:95,6006,949
Mexico781:1,591,36216,746
Thailand751:941,845145,864
Netherlands741:228,20530,213
Spain521:899,07835,195
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Slovenia461:54,0808,674
Belgium461:249,92730,800
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Italy401:1,528,91781,534
Norway391:131,85317,004
Slovakia351:152,47027,208
Trinidad and Tobago291:47,0344,189
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Hungary181:545,34933,535
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Israel91:950,84857,975
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
China61:227,886,92811,701
Finland61:916,11741,832
Wales51:618,90625,852
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Malta41:107,5681,849
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8571:27,0433,320

Seifert (40) may also be a first name.

Seifert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Sigifrith (victory, peace).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Seifert Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seifert (Arabic: سيفرت) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seifert? popularity and diffusion

The surname Seifert is the 6,963rd most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 89,608 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Seifert live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 40 people.

Seifert is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 58,629 people, or 1 in 1,373. In Germany Seifert is mostly found in: Saxony, where 23 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Bavaria, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 84 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.

Seifert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Seifert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seifert last name expanded 779 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,544 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seifert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seifert last name are 13.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.53% registered with the political party.

The amount Seifert earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 15.67% less than the national average, earning 291,862 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 35.7% less than the national average, earning R 152,796 per year; in United States they earn 7.75% more than the national average, earning $46,494 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.77% less than the national average, earning $48,802 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seiffert939,434/
Seiferth931,657/
Szeifert93985/
Seiferdt9312/
Seifertt939/
Seifeert931/
Seiferts931/
Seifiert931/
Seisfert931/
Seiyfert931/
Seitfert931/
Seifer922,012/
Sifert92229/
Sefert92102/
Seifrt9280/
Seifferth88417/
Seiffertt8848/
Seijffert8847/
Szeiferth8823/
Scheifert8813/
Szeiffert8812/
Seisferth881/
Seifeirth880/
Seitffert880/
Seiffiert880/
Siefert868,052/
Seufert866,731/
Seyfert863,492/
Siffert861,828/
Seifart86376/
Seiffer86367/
Saifert86170/
Seiferd86149/
Zeifert86127/
Szeifer86107/
Sheifer86103/
Seifere8672/
Seffert8657/
Seefert8637/
Seafert8631/
Scifert8631/
Soifert8612/
Sejfert8612/
Suefert869/
Seifort865/
Seferth865/
Sehfert865/
Shefert862/
Sefiert862/
Ceifert862/
Seifirt862/
Seifret861/
Seferrt861/
Seifeir861/
Sevfert861/
Sewfert861/
Seiferp861/
Sceifer861/
Setfert861/
Saefert860/
Shifert860/
Siferte860/
Soefert860/
Siferth860/
Sefertz860/
Sefer838,509/
Sifer831,424/
Sifrt831/
Seifertová82880/
Scheiffert8246/
Seifertova8215/
Seifferttz821/
Seyffert801,868/
Seuffert801,299/
Seifarth801,243/
Seyferth80915/
Sieffert80858/
Scheifer80828/
Shiffert80266/
Sheffert8071/
Sheiffer8048/
Seiffart8046/
Zeiffert8033/
Shaifert8014/
Saiffert8013/
Shifgert8010/
Seijffer8010/
Seifahrt809/
Zeiferts809/
Sziffert808/
Schefert807/
Zeiferte805/
Seiforth803/
Seiffret802/
Sciferth802/
Sueffert802/
Seiffort802/
Szaifert802/
Schifert801/
Sciffert801/
Siefiert801/
Setffert801/
Sevffert801/
Syeffert801/
Szeifart801/
Saiefert801/
Sieferth800/
Seiphert800/
Sefferth800/
Sceiffer800/
Seyferdt800/
Seifirth800/
Seeferts800/
Seifrett800/
Sefferts800/
Sieferts800/
Zeifeirt800/
Seyferts800/
Shoefert800/
Szeifertová7818/
Seiffertová783/
Szeifertova782/
Shefer7713,172/
Szefer771,877/
Soifer771,124/
Siefer77887/
Seffer77847/
Syfert77638/
Siffer77455/
Seufer77358/
Siferd77298/
Seyfer77218/
Gefert77216/
Saifer77174/
Sefere77147/
Zifert7759/
Zefert7754/
Saifrt7753/
Sefier7745/
Shifer7743/
Sefeer7738/
Szifer7737/
Seefer7725/
Zeifer7725/
Sefret7723/
Soefer7722/
Sifort7720/
Sifere7719/
Sifart7717/
Sefort7713/
Sefart779/
Seafer775/
Safert774/
Setfer773/
Saefer773/
Sifher772/
Sifirt772/
Ceifer771/
Gifert771/
Sefirt771/
Seyfrt771/
Sifier771/
Jefert771/
Suifer771/
Sifeer771/
Sefger771/
Sejfer771/
Sifeur771/
Sitfer771/
Sisfer771/
Seferh771/
Sefeir771/
Sefher771/
Cifert770/
Ssifer770/
Sifret770/
Seferd770/
Scifer770/
Seyfferth75498/
Scheiffer75435/
Scheffert75387/
Seiffarth75275/
Schiffert75240/
Schiefert75131/
Seyfferdt7590/
Seifrtová7584/
Seufferth7561/
Seiferová7526/
Seiffhart756/
Seifforth755/
Schoefert755/
Scheifier752/
Schaefert752/
Seijfarth752/
Shieffert751/
Seifaarth751/
Seifhardt751/
Seifrtova751/
Seiyfarth751/
Szeyffert751/
Seyffertd751/
Seaffertt750/
Seiaforth750/
Shifferth750/
Scheefert750/
Scheipfer750/
Sheffer716,292/
Schefer715,210/
Shiffer711,956/
Geffert711,268/
Shaefer71858/
Sheyfer71764/
Zeyfert71692/
Saffert71398/
Seyffer71330/
Gepfert71312/
Schifer71310/
Sheafer71296/
Sayfert71290/
Shaifer71256/
Zaifert71256/
Sajfert71253/
Szafert71233/
Giefert71173/
Schaeffert71165/
Syffert71155/
Giffert71155/
Shefeer71154/
Szeffer71125/
Szaefer71116/
Seifred71114/
Zeffert71113/
Saufert71102/
Seiford7179/
Zejfert7177/
Soiffer7168/
Sifferd7166/
Sciffer7164/
Sieffer7161/
Cheifer7157/
Schieffert7150/
Seuffer7149/
Sziffer7147/
Soiefer7146/
Gipfert7145/
Zeiffer7144/
Seafort7138/
Seyfort7138/
Seyfart7137/
Seefort7130/
Ziefert7126/
Siffort7124/
Getfert7124/
Sieferd7123/
Saifertová7121/
Sheefer7119/
Geferts7118/
Sheferd7117/
Seffier7117/
Sephier7117/
Sceffer7115/
Shiefer7114/
Scheifarth7114/
Jeffert7113/
Shepfer7112/
Seifard7112/
Seaferd7111/
Siefart7111/
Schoeffert7110/
Zeiferd7110/
Siffier719/
Ziffert717/
Zeifart716/
Seyfertová716/
Saiffer716/
Soifere716/
Shafert715/
Shoefer714/
Syfertt714/
Seipher714/
Shefier713/
Shefret713/
Shesfer712/
Siefertová712/
Sifrett712/
Seuzfer712/
Sciefer712/
Shifere712/
Seyfertova712/
Shitfer712/
Shifret712/
Schoepfert712/
Shoifer712/
Saifeer711/
Shuefer711/
Shuifer711/
Siefort711/
Shiferd711/
Shipfer711/
Seaffer711/
Seeferd711/
Seufort711/
Seffart711/
Seffort711/
Sehafer711/
Seyferd711/
Seyfrth711/
Syferth711/
Shifear711/
Zyefert711/
Seyfrtz711/
Saifart711/
Saifertova711/
Schieferth711/
Szefart711/
Szefier711/
Ciffert711/
Chifert711/
Syferts711/
Siffere711/
Sefarth711/
Sehefer711/
Sefferd710/
Seafart710/
Seyfret710/
Sciferd710/
Geafert710/
Ceiferd710/
Schefferte710/
Saiferz710/
Seyfirt710/
Siphert710/
Siforth710/
Schiffertt710/
Schaefer6795,038/
Scheffer6721,426/
Schiffer6717,215/
Schiefer6711,257/
Sheaffer675,628/
Safer675,295/
Seyfarth674,806/
Shaeffer673,341/
Seehafer671,282/
Sifre671,026/
Seferova67835/
Seaforth67567/
Schipfer67354/
Cifer67340/
Šefer67331/
Scheafer67325/
Schoefer67320/
Scheefer67175/
Seyforth67153/
Shefferd67140/
Seyffart67130/
Shifferd67123/
Séfer67113/
Zefer6798/
Cefer6791/
Zifer6790/
Siefarth6788/
Scheiffarth6787/
Sefir6779/
Cheffert6777/
Shaffert6776/
Sceiford6773/
Zeffertt6771/
Sifir6771/
Gefferth6742/
Schäfert6732/
Shaiffer6729/
Chiffert6724/
Seyfahrt6722/
Syfer6718/
Cheiffer6717/
Schafert6716/
Jefferts6715/
Seeforth6713/
Schefret6713/
Seefahrt6712/
Schaifer679/
Seefarth679/
Schefeer676/
Schuefer675/
Shoeffer675/
Siffarth675/
Šifer674/
Sayferth673/
Getferdt673/
Scheiferová673/
Shephert672/
Shepferd672/
Shoepfer672/
Shaefeer672/
Schifere672/
Zieffert672/
Schepfer672/
Sheeffer672/
Sáfer672/
Seyfierd672/
Zaiferdt672/
Zaiferts672/
Zeyffert672/
Scyffert672/
Saiphert672/
Sayffert671/
Seyfreth671/
Sceaffer671/
Scehafer671/
Schcifer671/
Scheufer671/
Schhefer671/
Schiferd671/
Scieffer671/
Sieffart671/
Shhaefer671/
Shieffer671/
Seejafer671/
Sehaffer671/
Shciffer671/
Sauffert671/
Shefherd671/
Shefferr671/
Xefer671/
Sêfer671/
Şefer671/
Souffert671/
Seufarth671/
Shchefer671/
Saifarth671/
Schisfer671/
Scaffert671/
Sechffer671/
Szszefer671/
Szefferz671/
Szeffier671/
Seyfferp671/
Scehffer671/
Szheffer671/
Zefferth670/
Sieforth670/
Seephart670/
Geyffert670/
Seefirth670/
Schuifer670/
Gefferrt670/
Seefohrt670/
Sefre670/
Shiffort670/
Seifford670/
Seiffred670/
Siphfort670/
Shafhert670/
Seyffort670/
Seyphert670/
Jefferth670/
Sefforth670/

Seifert Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seifert in the Arabic language
سيفرتsyfrt-

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