Sieff Surname

689,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Sieff Surname Definition:

See Seeff.

Sieff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Italy1071:571,55854,297
South Africa571:950,48660,033
England561:994,96549,531
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Monaco51:7,4131,114
France31:22,140,907385,998
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Sieff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See Seeff.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Sieff Last Name Facts

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

Sieff is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sieff.

How Common Is The Last Name Sieff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sieff is the 689,921st most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 16,987,287 people. The surname Sieff occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Sieff live; 31 percent live in North America and 31 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 2,704,917. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 13 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and Minnesota, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States Sieff occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.

Sieff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sieff surname are 40.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.12% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sieff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 111.4% more than the national average, earning R 502,356 per year and in United States they earn 36.75% more than the national average, earning $59,006 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Szieff917/
Sief896,226/
Seff89612/
Siff89558/
Schieff8320/
Shieffe832/
Sheff801,643/
Shiff80819/
Seiff80277/
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Zieff80174/
Saiff80139/
Seeff80102/
Shief8074/
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Siffe8023/
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Seuff8013/
Sciff805/
Sziff805/
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Gieff801/
Sceff801/
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Soiff801/
Sefft801/
Sieft800/
Siefs800/
Seaff800/
Schieffe772/
Sieffová771/
Sif755,552/
Sef753,000/
Schiff738,959/
Scheff731,627/
Sheaff73554/
Schief73198/
Seiffe73183/
Szeffs73108/
Szaiff7388/
Sheiff7368/
Sheffe7351/
Scaiff7350/
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Sayief731/
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Scuiff730/
Shiefs730/
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Shiffs730/
Saif67291,498/
Seif67156,343/
Siew6717,169/
Jeff678,379/
Seef672,148/
Seaf671,704/
Sefe671,516/
Sife671,438/
Shef671,311/
Sieb671,206/
Ziff671,157/
Zeff67909/
Ssef67563/
Seyf67482/
Giff67446/
Shif67373/
Scheffs67311/
Scheiff67287/
Scheeff67259/
Siev67245/
Schijff67189/
Chieffe67173/
Sheaffe67138/
Sift67122/
Sipf67100/
Soif6797/
Szef6794/
Suif6770/
Schefft6766/
Siif6730/
Schaiff6724/
Sefz6722/
Schepff6721/
Ceff6720/
Zief6714/
Geff6712/
Syef6710/
Syahief679/
Jiff679/
Seft678/
Scif677/
Sifh676/
Syif675/
Sjef675/
Sifs674/
Scheffz674/
Sgef674/
Sejf673/
Sedf673/
Schiffe673/
Xsef673/
Schiffs672/
Gief672/
Seuf672/
Šiff672/
Schifft672/
Hsif672/
Saheief671/
Chieffs671/
Schiefs671/
Schiepf671/
Sifp671/
Sihf671/
Shaiffe671/
Ciff671/
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Sepf671/
Šeff671/
Shcheff671/
Scef671/
Säff671/
Setf671/
Sidf671/
Sefh671/
Sefp671/
Sefs671/
Sehf671/
Schioff671/
Sesf671/
Sijf671/
Sheiffs671/
Sjif671/
Siwf671/
Szif671/
Jsif671/
Hsef671/
Sheeffe670/
Scheaff670/
Schiefz670/
Schieif670/
Schiesf670/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sieff
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