Sibb Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Sibb Surname Definition:

1 a contraction of Sibyl, Sibil, French Sibille, Ital. Sibilla, Latin Sibylla, Greek Σίβυλλα, a Sibyl or prophetess [the deriv. from the stem of the Lacon. Σιός for Attic θεός, God, and a weak Dialectal form of Attic βουλή, counsel, is not universally accepted] 2 for the Anglo-Saxon Sib(b)a, from (a) Anglo-Saxon sibb, relationship, peace, happiness (whence English sib, a relation); (b) a pet contraction of the Sigeb- names, such as Sigeb(e)ald (v.

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Sibb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Sibb (20) may also be a first name.

Sibb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 a contraction of Sibyl, Sibil, French Sibille, Ital. Sibilla, Latin Sibylla, Greek Σίβυλλα, a Sibyl or prophetess [the deriv. from the stem of the Lacon. Σιός for Attic θεός, God, and a weak Dialectal form of Attic βουλή, counsel, is not universally accepted] 2 for the Anglo-Saxon Sib(b)a, from (a) Anglo-Saxon sibb, relationship, peace, happiness (whence English sib, a relation); (b) a pet contraction of the Sigeb- names, such as Sigeb(e)ald (v. Sibbald1), Sigeber(h)t (v. Sebright2), Sigeboda (v. Sibbott2).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sibb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sibb (Hindi: सिब्ब) is borne by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sibb? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Sibb is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Sibb are found; 35 percent are found in East Asia and 35 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname is most widely held in Taiwan, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,907,458. In Taiwan Sibb is mostly found in: New Taipei City, where 50 percent reside, Hsinchu County, where 33 percent reside and Tainan City, where 17 percent reside. Besides Taiwan this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 24 percent reside and Yemen, where 24 percent reside.

Sibb Last Name Statistics demography

Sibb earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 24.01% less than the national average, earning $37,752 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sibbs8922/
Scibb897/
Shibb892/
Sibbz891/
Suibb891/
Siebb891/
Seibeb80640/
Saibeb805/
Shuibb801/
Shihbb801/
Sgibbs801/
Siebbs801/
Shibbs800/
Gibb7521,153/
Jibb75318/
Sebb7535/
Zibb752/
Sivb751/
Siwb751/
Sibbowa731/
Schaibb731/
Schibbs730/
Gibbs67135,333/
Chibb6771/
Jibbs678/
Scheibbs676/
Cibbs675/
Sibef674/
Djibb672/
Zaibb672/
Sibev672/
Gibeb671/
Sibep671/
Zibeb671/
Shebb671/
Sebbs671/
Gibbd671/
Sehbb671/
Caibb670/

Sibb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sibb in the Hindi language
सिब्बsibba66.67
सिब़्बsibaba33.33

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