Seip Surname

106,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Seip Surname User-submission:

The German surname Seipp and its variants Seip, Seippel and Seipel is patronymic in origin, that is, it belongs to the category of surnames derived from the first name of the father of the initial bearer. In this instance, the name indicates 'son of Seipp', a pet or short form of the personal name Sigbald.

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Seip Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6281:222,64121,565
Germany1,4831:54,2867,050
Netherlands4291:39,3646,655
Canada3101:118,85712,533
Argentina2831:151,03712,770
Norway1301:39,5565,626
Australia421:642,75544,739
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Denmark81:705,58939,626
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6891:72,8867,815

The alternate forms: Šeip (24) are calculated separately.

Seip (36) may also be a first name.

Seip Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The German surname Seipp and its variants Seip, Seippel and Seipel is patronymic in origin, that is, it belongs to the category of surnames derived from the first name of the father of the initial bearer. In this instance, the name indicates 'son of Seipp', a pet or short form of the personal name Sigbald. This personal name is derived from the Gotic word sigis, in Old High German sigu, meaning 'victory' and the Gotic balths, which in Old High German became bald, meaning 'bold'. Thus this personal name can literally be translated as 'victory-bold'.

The earliest record of this surname dates back to the fourteenth century, when one Sifridus dictus Sypel was recorded as residing in Worms in 1349. Early recordnames derived from the first name of the father of the initial bearer.

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Seip Last Name Facts

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

Seip is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Šeip. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seip? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 106,195th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,654,756 people. The last name Seip is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Seip are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 36 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,628 people, or 1 in 222,641. In The United States Seip is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 28 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and New Jersey, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States Seip occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 34 percent live and The Netherlands, where 10 percent live.

Seip Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Seip has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 236 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seip Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Seip are 25.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.8% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Seip earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 36.14% more than the national average, earning 471,143 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.85% more than the national average, earning $47,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.45% more than the national average, earning $52,392 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šeip9224/
Seiph895,621/
Seipp893,874/
Seipt89366/
Szeip89190/
Seipe89142/
Sheip8923/
Seyip899/
Seipz895/
Seitp892/
Sejip892/
Seips890/
Sei8616,059/
Sip8611,311/
Sep865,677/
Scheip8086/
Sheipe8079/
Seiptt803/
Seipps802/
Soeiap801/
Seippe800/
Seioph800/
Seid75360,805/
Sepe7517,323/
Sipe7512,121/
Shep7511,386/
Siep758,874/
Sepp756,423/
Seib755,937/
Seyi753,660/
Shei753,111/
Seio752,821/
Sipp752,680/
Seph752,267/
Seiz752,089/
Seih752,086/
Seis752,022/
Seit751,928/
Szep751,866/
Sept751,686/
Ship751,440/
Sips751,411/
Saip751,186/
Seia751,088/
Seji75576/
Saep75535/
Seiß75489/
Suep75449/
Seep75445/
Siap75336/
Soep75298/
Suip75287/
Seii75255/
Seui75145/
Seps75144/
Soip75122/
Sipf75100/
Seij7595/
Seie7571/
Hsip7568/
Sepz7560/
Seap7556/
Szip7552/
Zeip7522/
Seup7520/
Seiu7512/
Sizp756/
Ssip756/
Sitp756/
Sibp755/
Hsei755/
Setp755/
Scep754/
Siph754/
Sjep754/
Seiv753/
Syep753/
Ceip753/
Sejp753/
Sehp753/
Seič753/
Jeip752/
Szei752/
Sgip752/
Sisp752/
Sipt751/
Sidp751/
Seyp751/
Scip751/
Sepf751/
Ssep751/
Ssei751/
Seić751/
Hsep751/
Sedp751/
Sesp751/
Sihp751/
Sipz751/
Zsep751/
Zsip751/
Xsei751/
Xsep751/
Scheipe7353/
Scheips7347/
Scheipt731/
Scheisp731/
Seipová731/
Sheihup731/
Si67856,365/
Se67164,925/
Shipp6719,112/
Seyid6711,260/
Seibt677,087/
Seiho676,492/
Shipe674,229/
Seyis673,100/
Seepe672,705/
Schei671,734/
Siepe671,589/
Schep671,581/
Sheps671,465/
Sheih671,011/
Shepp67750/
Seiss67704/
Siyap67677/
Sahei67641/
Seidt67514/
Seyit67470/
Shoip67447/
Sheyi67429/
Shepe67412/
Seupe67388/
Sheid67367/
Schip67325/
Seppe67311/
Szepe67298/
Seyie67269/
Seits67269/
Seich67241/
Saiph67234/
Seggi67207/
Sheji67200/
Saipe67197/
Sehia67192/
Jseph67185/
Seiha67177/
Sipps67135/
Sayip67130/
Sheib67119/
Sheiu67112/
Seape67103/
Sippe6779/
Saipp6778/
Seiah6774/
Sieps6769/
Seupt6769/
Sajip6766/
Szeib6766/
Shepz6761/
Sejie6758/
Hseih6757/
Shaip6757/
Soipe6753/
Zssip6748/
Saipt6748/
Seyhi6745/
Seyep6744/
Sephe6741/
Seiyo6740/
Sheie6739/
Segie6739/
Seist6738/
Seied6737/
Suipe6737/
Sijip6737/
Geijp6734/
Sheap6734/
Zeipe6734/
Sheep6732/
Siepp6732/
Sayep6731/
Sheia6728/
Siyep6727/
Sehio6726/
Seypt6722/
Sceia6720/
Seyap6720/
Ceips6718/
Seype6718/
Sejpt6718/
Sowep6718/
Scipp6716/
Sehap6716/
Seidh6714/
Seibs6714/
S'Eid6714/
Szaip6714/
Sheipova6714/
Hősei6714/
Seihu6713/
Suyip6712/
Sheis6712/
Seihi6712/
Scepe6712/
Siphe6710/
Sespe6710/
Ceipe6710/
Seiid6710/
Sehji679/
Seppt679/
Sheph678/
Shoep678/
Seiit678/
Szepf678/
Seyyi678/
Sejep678/
Shitp677/
Seije677/
Soyip676/
Shepf676/
Sieia676/
Seiad676/
Seuhi676/
Shiph675/
Sieph675/
Zeiph675/
Szeid675/
Sojep675/
Sepps674/
Soiph674/
Sepht674/
Seisz674/
Seitt674/
Siaph674/
Soeph674/
Seidd674/
Seiau674/
Szipp674/
Sajep674/
Siaap674/
Shipt673/
Seaps673/
Saeph673/
Jeipe673/
Seiyd673/
Suyep673/
Seyii673/
Syeyi673/
Seiat673/
Seeyi673/
Sipth673/
Ships672/
Sheit672/
Shaep672/
Sejiy672/
Sseid672/
Cheip672/
Sheio672/
Seieh672/
Seish672/
Seies672/
Shiep672/
Sejio672/
Seiab672/
Sseyi672/
Soyep672/
Souep672/
Zssei672/
Seyio672/
Seeji672/
Seyib671/
Ssiep671/
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Sieio671/
Siepz671/
Sheiz671/
Seiub671/
Sejib671/
Sejiv671/
Seaph671/
Sedpe671/
Seeie671/
Seeiy671/
Sehiy671/
Seiaz671/
Seiet671/
Seiev671/
Seiez671/
Seihe671/
Seijh671/
Suipt671/
Szepp671/
Seias671/
Sceiz671/
Seepp671/
Seeph671/
Seios671/
Jseji671/
Zeips671/
Soeia671/
Suips671/
Sipőz671/
Sijap671/
Sieyi671/
Saihp671/
Saiip671/
Se'ie671/
Seibh671/
Seibz671/
Seicz671/
Seihy671/
Sciop671/
Scipe671/
Sepss671/
Sejpp671/
Szeit671/
Szept671/
Sheii671/
Sheij671/
Saehp671/
Sheui671/
Seihb671/
Seiie671/
Seiii671/
Sceii671/
Seiys671/
Sejap671/
Sephd671/
Saaip671/
Sijep671/
Shuip671/
Shhei671/
Suiap671/
Sujip671/
Zxsip671/
Zshep671/
Seids670/
Sheup670/
Sheiv670/
Soiop670/
Seupp670/
Seeps670/
Seidz670/
Zeipp670/
Seept670/
Sauep670/
Sceib670/

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