Seiff Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Seiff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seiff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1931:1,878,026122,158
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Norway91:571,36544,190
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Seiff (19) may also be a first name.

Seiff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seiff (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻒ) occurs most in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Seiff.

How Common Is The Last Name Seiff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 945,594th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Seiff live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. Seiff is also the 2,523,061st most widespread forename internationally, held by 19 people.

Seiff is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 1,878,026. In The United States Seiff is most numerous in: California, where 34 percent live, New York, where 21 percent live and Missouri, where 10 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 6 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Seiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Seiff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seiff surname increased 3,860 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seiff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Seiff are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Seiff earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.27% less than the national average, earning 262,077 kr per year and in United States they earn 46.95% more than the national average, earning $63,408 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seiffe91183/
Sheiff9168/
Szeiff9138/
Seif89156,343/
Seff89612/
Siff89558/
Scheiff83287/
Sheiffs831/
Seihoff830/
Seife8015,181/
Sheff801,643/
Shiff80819/
Sieff80429/
Sifft80177/
Saiff80139/
Szeif80107/
Seeff80102/
Sueff80101/
Seidf8062/
Zeiff8031/
Siffe8023/
Seyff8021/
Siaff8016/
Sheif8015/
Seuff8013/
Seift806/
Sciff805/
Sziff805/
Sseif804/
Seifs804/
Seiif804/
Seyif803/
Szeff803/
Sceff801/
Sceif801/
Seifh801/
Seffe801/
Soiff801/
Seifp801/
Sefft801/
Seiaf801/
Xeiff800/
Seaff800/
Sif755,552/
Sef753,000/
Schiff738,959/
Seyife732,898/
Scheff731,627/
Sheaff73554/
Shieff73135/
Szeffs73108/
Szaiff7388/
Sheffe7351/
Scaiff7350/
Shaeff7346/
Szeift7321/
Sheffs7319/
Shaiff7313/
Saiffe7312/
Scheif738/
Soueff738/
Szieff737/
Shoeff735/
Sajeff734/
Seiyfe734/
Sheief731/
Sheifh731/
Shiffe731/
Shifft731/
Seuffe731/
Seidfe731/
Seiouf731/
Jheiff731/
Scuiff730/
Seaffe730/
Sehaff730/
Sheife730/
Sheifs730/
Sceife730/
Seyoff730/
Shiffs730/
Saif67291,498/
Jeff678,379/
Sief676,226/
Seib675,937/
Suef672,932/
Siaf672,152/
Seef672,148/
Seaf671,704/
Saef671,571/
Sefe671,516/
Sife671,438/
Shef671,311/
Ziff671,157/
Zeff67909/
Ssef67563/
Seyf67482/
Giff67446/
Schoeff67419/
Shif67373/
Saff67344/
Scheffs67311/
Zeif67291/
Scheeff67259/
Schaeff67226/
Schijff67189/
Sheaffe67138/
Sift67122/
Sipf67100/
Soif6797/
Szef6794/
Suif6770/
Schefft6766/
Soef6745/
Scheife6745/
Seifová6731/
Schaiff6724/
Sefz6722/
Schepff6721/
Schieff6720/
Ceff6720/
Geff6712/
Syef6710/
Jiff679/
Djeiffe679/
Seft678/
Scif677/
Sifh676/
Sjef675/
Seiw674/
Sifs674/
Scheffz674/
Sgef674/
Seiv673/
Sejf673/
Sedf673/
Schiffe673/
Jeif673/
Ceif673/
Xsef673/
Schiffs672/
Scheift672/
Seuf672/
Šiff672/
Schifft672/
Hsif672/
Cheiffe671/
Sifp671/
Sihf671/
Shaiffe671/
Ciff671/
Sepf671/
Shieaff671/
Šeff671/
Shcheff671/
Scef671/
Säff671/
Setf671/
Sidf671/
Sefh671/
Sefp671/
Sefs671/
Sehf671/
Schioff671/
Sesf671/
Sjif671/
Siwf671/
Szif671/
Jsif671/
Hsef671/
Sheeffe670/
Scheaff670/

Seiff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seiff in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻴﻒsyf-

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