Siebrits Surname

447,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Siebrits Surname Definition:

“Victory-Shining”. Diminutive of Old German Sigiperaht.

Siebrits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7341:73,8129,182
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Siebrits Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Victory-Shining”. Diminutive of Old German Sigiperaht.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Siebrits Last Name Facts

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

The surname Siebrits is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Siebrits? popularity and diffusion

Siebrits is the 447,670th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 9,576,276 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Siebrits reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 734 people, or 1 in 73,812. In South Africa Siebrits is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 67 percent are found, Gauteng, where 17 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 5 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Siebrits exists in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Siebrits Last Name Statistics demography

Siebrits earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.94% more than the national average, earning R 358,692 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sibrits9374/
Siebritz881,079/
Siebrichs829/
Sievritts823/
Sebritz803/
Sabrits801/
Sevrits801/
Siebretz751/
Siebrich750/
Sebrechts71604/
Schibrets711/
Sebrich6749/
Sobritz6710/
Sabrets671/
Siebrez671/
Seebrechts671/
Sebriez670/

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