Sief Surname

78,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Sief Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sief Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5,5521:16,5591,937
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Italy501:1,223,13475,323
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Austria131:655,03358,041
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
England81:6,964,757184,742
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France11:66,422,722504,397
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Sief (4,946) may also be a first name.

Sief Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sief is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sief? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 78,442nd most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,170,502 people. The surname Sief occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Sief live; 90 percent live in North Africa and 90 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 96,863rd most numerous first name worldwide, held by 4,946 people.

It is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is carried by 5,552 people, or 1 in 16,559. Aside from Egypt this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent are found and Italy, where 1 percent are found.

Sief Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sief has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 119 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sief Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sief last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Sief earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.83% more than the national average, earning R 241,992 per year and in United States they earn 13.44% more than the national average, earning $48,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sieff89429/
Shief8974/
Siefe8936/
Sieft890/
Siefs890/
Sif865,552/
Sef863,000/
Schief80198/
Shieff80135/
Szieff807/
Sayief801/
Shiefs800/
Shiedf800/
Saif75291,498/
Seif75156,343/
Siew7517,169/
Seef752,148/
Seaf751,704/
Sefe751,516/
Sife751,438/
Shef751,311/
Sieb751,206/
Seff75612/
Ssef75563/
Siff75558/
Seyf75482/
Shif75373/
Siev75245/
Sift75122/
Sipf75100/
Soif7597/
Szef7594/
Suif7570/
Siif7530/
Sefz7522/
Zief7514/
Syef7510/
Seft758/
Scif757/
Sifh756/
Syif755/
Sjef755/
Sifs754/
Sgef754/
Sejf753/
Sedf753/
Xsef753/
Gief752/
Seuf752/
Hsif752/
Sifp751/
Sihf751/
Sepf751/
Scef751/
Setf751/
Sidf751/
Sefh751/
Sefp751/
Sefs751/
Sehf751/
Sesf751/
Sijf751/
Sjif751/
Siwf751/
Szif751/
Jsif751/
Hsef751/
Schieff7320/
Syahief739/
Shieffe732/
Saheief731/
Schiefs731/
Schiepf731/
Schiefe731/
Schiefz730/
Schieif730/
Schiesf730/
Seife6715,181/
Shaif6711,456/
Seyfe679,132/
Chief672,668/
Sheff671,643/
Saife67974/
Shiff67819/
Sheaf67517/
Sheef67292/
Seiff67277/
Schif67230/
Shiew67220/
Saaif67199/
Sifft67177/
Zieff67174/
Saiff67139/
Sheft67134/
Schef67111/
Szeif67107/
Szefs67107/
Seeff67102/
Seidf6762/
Shoif6747/
Shift6741/
Szieb6727/
Siffe6723/
Shifs6722/
Syoif6721/
Seyff6721/
Szaif6720/
Suife6720/
Shefe6717/
Shife6715/
Sheif6715/
Seuff6713/
Shieb6713/
Siifs6713/
Shiev6712/
Sifeh6712/
Ziepf6711/
Siphe6710/
Seefe678/
Szepf678/
Hseef677/
Saifz677/
Jzsef676/
Shepf676/
Seift676/
Saidf676/
Seafe675/
Sciff675/
Sieph675/
Sziff675/
Saaef674/
Sseif674/
Seifs674/
Sheuf674/
Szeff673/
Scife672/
Suift672/
Saitf672/
Siheb672/
Shifh672/
Seaif672/
Syedf672/
Sgeef672/
Shidf672/
Shuif672/
Hsiew672/
Schieffe672/
Scaif671/
Gieff671/
Sceff671/
Sceif671/
Siwft671/
Sheyf671/
Seifh671/
Suitf671/
Seeft671/
Seffe671/
Soiff671/
Soift671/
Sjiew671/
Sieffová671/
Seefh671/
Seifp671/
Shedf671/
Shiif671/
Sefft671/
Sefph671/
S'Ieb671/
Sieew671/
Sifht671/
Sgiif671/
Ssihf671/
Jsefh671/
Sceft670/
Sissf670/
Seaff670/
Scieb670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sief
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