Seyfried Surname

85,922nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Seyfried Surname User-submission:

Seyfried is a surname of German origin and roughly translates to 'peaceful victory'.

Seyfried Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,1991:25,1663,337
United States1,2611:287,43826,710
Austria5081:16,7632,518
France2121:313,31547,708
Poland601:633,47956,390
Switzerland581:141,60213,683
England361:1,547,72466,012
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Hungary311:316,65423,519
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Norway71:734,61250,907
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:297,15223,646

Seyfried Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Seyfried is a surname of German origin and roughly translates to 'peaceful victory'.

- georgeseyfried

Seyfried Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seyfried is found most frequently in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Seyfried click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seyfried? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 85,922nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,298,796 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Seyfried live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Seyfried is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 3,199 people, or 1 in 25,166. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 47 percent live, Bavaria, where 26 percent live and Hesse, where 7 percent live. Outside of Germany it occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Austria, where 9 percent live.

Seyfried Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Seyfried has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Seyfried surname expanded 746 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seyfried Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Seyfried last name are 9.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.16% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Seyfried earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 141.04% more than the national average, earning 834,180 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.5% more than the national average, earning R 326,748 per year; in United States they earn 15.49% more than the national average, earning $49,833 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.12% more than the national average, earning $50,738 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seyfriedt9413/
Seyefried949/
Seyfrieds942/
Sefried93123/
Seyfrid9335/
Seyfred9320/
Seyfrie931/
Syfried930/
Seifried886,413/
Seefried882,857/
Siefried8866/
Sejfried8824/
Sayfried883/
Seyfreid882/
Sefriied881/
Sefrried881/
Seyfreed881/
Setfried880/
Scyfried880/
Syefried880/
Seafried880/
Sedfried880/
Syfred867/
Sefrie861/
Syfrid860/
Seyfriedová8426/
Szeifried8212/
Seefriedt822/
Siesfried821/
Siezfried821/
Seifriedt821/
Seifrieds820/
Seiffried820/
Sieffried820/
Seizfried820/
Seifrid80133/
Seifred80114/
Zeyfrid8026/
Seyfrit8023/
Sayfred8010/
Siefrid809/
Seyfryd803/
Seefred803/
Siefred803/
Seefrid802/
Safried801/
Setfred801/
Sefridt801/
Sayfrid801/
Seyfret800/
Sifried800/
Scyfrid800/
Seafrid800/
Syfriet800/
Seyfridová788/
Seyferhead780/
Siefridt7561/
Szeifrid7555/
Seifridt7527/
Seifreid7520/
Seiferid7511/
Seifriet757/
Zeefried757/
Seifriez752/
Seyfreth751/
Scifried751/
Sidfried751/
Seifridd751/
Ceifried751/
Seyfreit750/
Seifreed750/
Saefread750/
Siefriet750/
Seefriet750/
Siefreed750/
Seifered750/
Seiffred750/
Siefreid750/
Seifriedová7450/
Seefriedová741/
Safred7169/
Syfret7148/
Sefrit7140/
Sefret7123/
Syfrit7117/
Safrie717/
Sifrid714/
Sifred714/
Sheffreed712/
Sheffries712/
Zefrid712/
Sichfried712/
Safrid711/
Szeifreid711/
Syfryd711/
Sefrji711/
Seiffreid710/
Siehfriet710/
Chetfried710/
Syfrett67422/
Sefrihi67308/
Safreed67307/
Seifrit67219/
Safriet67204/
Saffrie6797/
Siffrid6732/
Sejfryd6728/
Sidfrid6725/
Syfritt6713/
Sifread6710/
Safraid677/
Shafrie677/
Sajfrid673/
Shefret673/
Saifred672/
Seyfrydová672/
Shafrid672/
Zayfrid672/
Seifret671/
Saffred671/
Safrieh671/
Scifred671/
Sivfred671/
Seifridová671/
Syfreit671/
Sifraid671/
Saifrid671/
Zeafred671/
Seefrit670/
Sesfret670/
Sefraud670/
Sifreid670/
Cyfries670/
Seafrit670/
Syphred670/

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