Sieben Surname

51,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,030 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Sieben Surname User-submission:

The roots of the German surname, Sieben, can be traced to the Old Germanic word, siebmarcher, meaning 'sieve maker' the surname is occupational in origin, and was most likely originally borne by someone who held this position.

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Sieben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,0341:19,9572,638
United States1,8371:197,31019,443
Canada1,3211:27,8923,694
Netherlands1,1981:14,0962,100
Brazil6511:328,83912,663
Argentina5621:76,0566,463
Australia911:296,65626,074
Belgium851:135,25519,444
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Denmark271:209,06416,975
England271:2,063,63279,942
Israel211:407,50632,346
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Wales41:773,63329,106
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
France21:33,211,361423,184
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:291,96923,310

Sieben (23) may also be a first name.

Sieben Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The roots of the German surname, Sieben, can be traced to the Old Germanic word, siebmarcher, meaning 'sieve maker' the surname is occupational in origin, and was most likely originally borne by someone who held this position.

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Sieben Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sieben is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sieben? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 51,113th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 726,575 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Sieben reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Sieben is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 23 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 4,034 people, or 1 in 19,957. In Germany Sieben is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 64 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent live and Bavaria, where 4 percent live. Not including Germany it occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Sieben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sieben has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,068 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sieben Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sieben surname are 1.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.51% registered with the party.

The amount Sieben earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.23% more than the national average, earning R 297,600 per year; in United States they earn 12.99% more than the national average, earning $48,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.01% less than the national average, earning $48,686 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szieben922/
Siben914,663/
Seben911,205/
Schieben86135/
Siebienė861/
Sijben83688/
Sibene83305/
Gieben83270/
Sibaen83268/
Saiben83215/
Sibeng83157/
Seiben83138/
Sejben83135/
Sibien83112/
Siewen8376/
Sebeng8372/
Shiben8370/
Zieben8354/
Siebem8334/
Seyben8327/
Seaben8321/
Sibuen8319/
Sheben8312/
Szeben838/
Sehben836/
Sebeen835/
Sisben834/
Siboen834/
Sebaen834/
Seeben833/
Saeben832/
Soiben831/
Siebin831/
Sebeun831/
Seboen831/
Sitben831/
Xieben831/
Soeben830/
Sibent830/
Siebenová802/
Sebn801/
Sibn801/
Saibene77891/
Scheben77686/
Siebing7763/
Sibhene7755/
Seijben7737/
Seabeng7733/
Sebenne7718/
Shebeen7718/
Saiboen778/
Shoeben774/
Sheiben773/
Shibeen773/
Seibent773/
Seabeen773/
Siewien772/
Shibaen772/
Shuiben772/
Shibend771/
Chieben771/
Siebień771/
Seibene771/
Shebeng771/
Sehbeng771/
Saibaen771/
Soebeen771/
Szebeng771/
Shebend770/
Schiben770/
Sheaben770/
Zeben732,715/
Saben731,693/
Sibin73886/
Geben73823/
Syben73616/
Sebin73535/
Siven73503/
Sebem73324/
Soben73235/
Ciben73153/
Jeben73124/
Ceben73106/
Sewen73104/
Siwen7385/
Giben7376/
Sibem7371/
Jiben7348/
Ziben7331/
Šeben7331/
Sebyn7311/
Xiben7311/
Sibyn737/
Shibn737/
Sebín734/
Sebng732/
Sievn731/
Shebn731/
Setbn731/
Sebne730/
Scheiben71206/
Schoeben71136/
Schaeben71107/
Scheeben7150/
Sebenova7137/
Shcheben7135/
Sebenová716/
Sibenova713/
Schheben711/
Sayjiben711/
Shiehwen711/
Shehiben711/
Sebeheng711/
Scheuben710/
Ziebenth710/
Scheaben710/
Schiewen710/
Simpen675,629/
Sebina672,180/
Sabeen671,227/
Shaben67733/
Sajben67715/
Shibin67702/
Sibina67369/
Shebin67281/
Saibin67210/
Şeyben67173/
Sebion67171/
Sobien67147/
Siwaen67135/
Cheben67129/
Sibing67127/
Suiven67122/
Chiben67121/
Sabien67117/
Shoben67106/
Djeben67106/
Jebeng67100/
Shewen6792/
Djiben6782/
Sibngh6769/
Seuwen6766/
Xiewen6762/
Saebin6749/
Zibene6746/
Sihuen6744/
Shiwen6742/
Sebing6741/
Seibin6741/
Soyben6740/
Zeeben6736/
Siewin6732/
Jibeng6727/
Jebeen6727/
Ziebin6727/
Siwene6726/
Soibin6725/
Szebin6725/
Sebien6725/
Sewaen6720/
Sobaen6717/
Sibion6716/
Sebyna6715/
Sayben6714/
Jaiben6711/
Shibyn6711/
Sempen6711/
Gebeng6711/
Seeven6711/
Sabuen6711/
Zeyben6710/
Ziween679/
Zeiben677/
Cebeng677/
Saiven677/
Cibeng675/
Shaibn675/
Jibeen675/
Sebuin675/
Gesben674/
Sobeen674/
Sibuin674/
Soiven674/
Jhiben673/
Suibin673/
Jebehn673/
Joiben673/
Xiebin673/
Caiben673/
Zhiben673/
Sgibin672/
Sabaen672/
Zebend672/
Saaben672/
Juiben671/
Saboen671/
Jebenn671/
Hsiwen671/
Scibin671/
Seaven671/
Seawen671/
Seyuen671/
Shebem671/
Seebem671/
Jebent671/
Ziebne671/
Ziiben671/
Zaiben671/
Siwent671/
Sijbem671/
Scheibent671/
Sejbenová671/
Sybene671/
Gebehn671/
Sibind671/
Suiwen671/
Zheben671/
Sheewn671/
Shebyn671/
Sjeewn671/
Gisben670/
Seiven670/
Gibent670/
Gibeng670/
Seebin670/
Ciboen670/
Gebent670/
Sciwen670/
Soebyn670/
Seewen670/

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