Seiffert Surname

54,024th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Seiffert Surname Definition:

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

Seiffert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,8691:11,7201,503
United States1,2101:299,55327,650
Australia3331:81,0689,424
Brazil3101:690,56225,403
Poland1251:304,07036,040
Switzerland1191:69,0168,291
Denmark811:69,6886,946
France681:976,805110,007
Chile661:266,9167,921
Canada601:614,09350,489
England561:994,96549,531
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Norway161:321,39331,311
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Austria151:567,69652,281
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:300,71123,854

Seiffert 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

Seiffert Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seiffert is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seiffert? popularity and diffusion

The surname Seiffert is the 54,024th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 772,477 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Seiffert are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 6,869 people, or 1 in 11,720. In Germany Seiffert is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live and Saxony, where 10 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Seiffert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Seiffert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seiffert surname grew 725 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,867 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seiffert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Seiffert surname are 5.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.96% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Seiffert earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.49% more than the national average, earning 375,459 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.5% more than the national average, earning $45,522 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $50,660 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seifferth94417/
Seiffertt9448/
Seijffert9447/
Szeiffert9412/
Seitffert940/
Seiffiert940/
Seifert9381,327/
Siffert931,828/
Seiffer93367/
Seffert9357/
Scheiffert8946/
Seifferttz891/
Seyffert881,868/
Seiferth881,657/
Seuffert881,299/
Szeifert88985/
Sieffert88858/
Shiffert88266/
Sheffert8871/
Sheiffer8848/
Seiffart8846/
Zeiffert8833/
Saiffert8813/
Seiferdt8812/
Seijffer8810/
Seifertt889/
Sziffert888/
Seiffret882/
Sueffert882/
Seiffort882/
Sciffert881/
Setffert881/
Seifeert881/
Seiferts881/
Seifiert881/
Seisfert881/
Sevffert881/
Syeffert881/
Seiyfert881/
Seitfert881/
Sefferth880/
Sceiffer880/
Sefferts880/
Seifer862,012/
Seffer86847/
Siffer86455/
Sifert86229/
Sefert86102/
Seifrt8680/
Seiffertová843/
Seyfferth82498/
Scheiffer82435/
Scheffert82387/
Seiffarth82275/
Schiffert82240/
Seyfferdt8290/
Seufferth8261/
Szeiferth8223/
Scheifert8213/
Seiffhart826/
Seifforth825/
Shieffert821/
Seisferth821/
Szeyffert821/
Seyffertd821/
Seifeirth820/
Seaffertt820/
Shifferth820/
Siefert808,052/
Seufert806,731/
Sheffer806,292/
Seyfert803,492/
Shiffer801,956/
Geffert801,268/
Saffert80398/
Seifart80376/
Seyffer80330/
Saifert80170/
Syffert80155/
Giffert80155/
Seiferd80149/
Zeifert80127/
Szeffer80125/
Zeffert80113/
Szeifer80107/
Sheifer80103/
Seifere8072/
Soiffer8068/
Sifferd8066/
Sciffer8064/
Sieffer8061/
Seuffer8049/
Sziffer8047/
Zeiffer8044/
Seefert8037/
Seafert8031/
Scifert8031/
Siffort8024/
Seffier8017/
Sceffer8015/
Jeffert8013/
Soifert8012/
Sejfert8012/
Suefert809/
Siffier809/
Ziffert807/
Saiffer806/
Seifort805/
Seferth805/
Sehfert805/
Shefert802/
Sefiert802/
Ceifert802/
Seifirt802/
Seifret801/
Seaffer801/
Seferrt801/
Seffart801/
Seffort801/
Seifeir801/
Sevfert801/
Sewfert801/
Seiferp801/
Ciffert801/
Siffere801/
Sceifer801/
Setfert801/
Sefferd800/
Saefert800/
Shifert800/
Siferte800/
Soefert800/
Siferth800/
Sefertz800/
Seifertová78880/
Schaeffert78165/
Schieffert7850/
Seifertova7815/
Schoeffert7810/
Schefferte780/
Schiffertt780/
Sefer778,509/
Sifer771,424/
Sifrt771/
Scheffer7521,426/
Schiffer7517,215/
Sheaffer755,628/
Shaeffer753,341/
Seifarth751,243/
Seyferth75915/
Scheifer75828/
Shefferd75140/
Seyffart75130/
Shifferd75123/
Cheffert7577/
Shaffert7576/
Zeffertt7571/
Gefferth7542/
Shaiffer7529/
Chiffert7524/
Cheiffer7517/
Jefferts7515/
Shaifert7514/
Shifgert7510/
Seifahrt759/
Zeiferts759/
Schefert757/
Shoeffer755/
Siffarth755/
Zeiferte755/
Seiforth753/
Sciferth752/
Zieffert752/
Sheeffer752/
Zeyffert752/
Szaifert752/
Scyffert752/
Sayffert751/
Sceaffer751/
Schifert751/
Scieffer751/
Sieffart751/
Siefiert751/
Shieffer751/
Sehaffer751/
Shciffer751/
Sauffert751/
Shefferr751/
Souffert751/
Scaffert751/
Sechffer751/
Szefferz751/
Szeffier751/
Szeifart751/
Seyfferp751/
Saiefert751/
Scehffer751/
Szheffer751/
Zefferth750/
Sieferth750/
Geyffert750/
Seiphert750/
Gefferrt750/
Seyferdt750/
Seifirth750/
Seeferts750/
Shiffort750/
Seifford750/
Seiffred750/
Seifrett750/
Seyffort750/
Jefferth750/
Sieferts750/
Sefforth750/
Zeifeirt750/
Seyferts750/
Shoefert750/
Scheiffarth7487/
Szeifertová7418/
Szeifertova742/
Schaeffer7137,756/
Shefer7113,172/
Saffer713,334/
Schaffert712,069/
Schieffer712,038/
Szefer711,877/
Soifer711,124/
Siefer71887/
Syfert71638/
Siffre71623/
Seyffarth71621/
Scheaffer71553/
Ziffer71536/
Seufer71358/
Siferd71298/
Zeffer71267/
Scheeffer71253/
Seyfer71218/
Gefert71216/
Schoeffer71207/
Saifer71174/
Sefere71147/
Schiefert71131/
Seifrtová7184/
Schäffert7171/
Zifert7159/
Zefert7154/
Šeffer7154/
Saifrt7153/
Seyffardt7153/
Sefier7145/
Shifer7143/
Sefeer7138/
Szifer7137/
Seffre7134/
Šiffer7127/
Seiferová7126/
Seefer7125/
Zeifer7125/
Sefret7123/
Soefer7122/
Sifort7120/
Ciffer7119/
Sifere7119/
Sifart7117/
Schiffart7115/
Sefort7113/
Ceffer7113/
Schaiffer7111/
Sefart719/
Schyffert718/
Seffir717/
Sefferová717/
Schoefert715/
Seafer715/
Sieffarth715/
Safert714/
Shauffert713/
Setfer713/
Schueffer713/
Saefer713/
Scheffier713/
Sifher712/
Sifirt712/
Schefferd712/
Scheifier712/
Schefferr712/
Schaefert712/
Seijfarth712/
Sscheffer712/
Ceifer711/
Gifert711/
Schiffher711/
Sheffeird711/
Shehaffer711/
Sefirt711/
Seifaarth711/
Seyfforth711/
Seyfrt711/
Scheffeer711/
Sifier711/
Jefert711/
Suifer711/
Sifeer711/
Sifferová711/
Schoiffer711/
Scheffesr711/
Schiffier711/
Sefferova711/
Sefger711/
Seifhardt711/
Seifrtova711/
Seiyfarth711/
Sejfer711/
Säffer711/
Sifeur711/
Siffir711/
Sitfer711/
Sisfer711/
Seferh711/
Sefeir711/
Sefher711/
Sheaffeer711/
Shceeffer711/
Xeffer711/
Shaffertt710/
Cifert710/
Sceheffer710/
Seiaforth710/
Ssifer710/
Schifferd710/
Scheffort710/
Sifret710/
Seferd710/
Scifer710/
Scheefert710/
Scheipfer710/
Schiffertová704/
Shaffer6778,293/
Schefer675,210/
Sifford672,439/
Shaefer67858/
Cheffer67767/
Sheyfer67764/
Zeyfert67692/
Saffier67448/
Souffer67413/
Gepfert67312/
Schifer67310/
Sheafer67296/
Schauffert67293/
Sayfert67290/
Shaifer67256/
Zaifert67256/
Sajfert67253/
Szafert67233/
Giefert67173/
Shefeer67154/
Jefferd67139/
Szaefer67116/
Seifred67114/
Saufert67102/
Seffair6798/
Chiffer6797/
Seiford6779/
Zejfert6777/
Schiffarth6772/
Zyffert6764/
Cheifer6757/
Soiefer6746/
Gipfert6745/
Szyffer6741/
Seafort6738/
Seyfort6738/
Seyfart6737/
Shyffer6731/
Seefort6730/
Cyffert6727/
Ziefert6726/
Getfert6724/
Sieferd6723/
Saifertová6721/
Sheefer6719/
Geferts6718/
Sheferd6717/
Sephier6717/
Schafferdt6716/
Sayffaerth6715/
Shiefer6714/
Saffeir6714/
Sauffer6714/
Scheifarth6714/
Saffeer6713/
Shepfer6712/
Seifard6712/
Seaferd6711/
Siefart6711/
Saffret6710/
Zeiferd6710/
Soyffer678/
Saffertová677/
Sahffer677/
Gifferd676/
Zeifart676/
Seyfertová676/
Soifere676/
Saffart676/
Shafert675/
Shoefer674/
Syfertt674/
Siffard674/
Seipher674/
Gefferd673/
Shefier673/
Schaefferr673/
Shefret673/
Shesfer672/
Siefertová672/
Sifrett672/
Seuzfer672/
Sciefer672/
Zaiffer672/
Shifere672/
Seyfertova672/
Shitfer672/
Shifret672/
Szaffer672/
Schoepfert672/
Shoifer672/
Sajffer671/
Saifeer671/
Saffere671/
Caffert671/
Geffret671/
Shuefer671/
Shuifer671/
Siefort671/
Shiferd671/
Shipfer671/
Seeferd671/
Seufort671/
Sehafer671/
Seyferd671/
Seyfrth671/
Syferth671/
Shifear671/
Scheaffort671/
Jeffret671/
Zyefert671/
Seyfrtz671/
Shifferová671/
Saifart671/
Saifertova671/
Schaehffer671/
Schieferth671/
Schiffahrt671/
Szefart671/
Szefier671/
Chifert671/
Jaffert671/
Syferts671/
Sefarth671/
Sehefer671/
Schavffert671/
Seafart670/
Safferd670/
Seyfret670/
Sciferd670/
Geafert670/
Siffird670/
Sefford670/
Schaeffear670/
Ceiferd670/
Saffort670/
Saiferz670/
Seyfirt670/
Ceeffer670/
Suiffir670/
Schaefffer670/
Siphert670/
Siforth670/

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