Siegfried Surname

51,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Siegfried Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, derived from the Germanic words sig, meaning 'victory', and frithu, meaning 'protection' or 'peace'.

Siegfried Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4981:65,9267,703
Germany2,3541:34,1994,512
Switzerland1,1051:7,4331,187
France3601:184,50828,709
Canada1521:242,40523,093
Argentina771:555,10940,132
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Spain481:974,00136,812
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Israel211:407,50632,346
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Liechtenstein131:2,952332
England121:4,643,172139,951
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Finland101:549,67032,186
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
China31:455,773,85521,925
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6521:77,0238,188

Siegfried (414,229) may also be a first name.

Siegfried Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, derived from the Germanic words sig, meaning 'victory', and frithu, meaning 'protection' or 'peace'.

- l.siegfriedt

Seyfried is a surname of German origin and roughly translates to 'peaceful victory'.

- georgeseyfried

Siegfried Last Name Facts

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

The last name Siegfried (Arabic: سيغفريد) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Siegfried? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 51,606th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 733,818 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Siegfried reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Siegfried is also the 2,484th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 414,229 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5,498 people, or 1 in 65,926. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States Siegfried is found in 54 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 24 percent are found and Switzerland, where 11 percent are found.

Siegfried Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Siegfried has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 843 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Siegfried Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Siegfried surname are 34.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.63% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Siegfried earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.01% more than the national average, earning R 461,052 per year; in United States they earn 8.45% more than the national average, earning $46,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.68% less than the national average, earning $46,862 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Siegfried Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Siegfried in the Arabic language
سيغفريدsyghfryd-

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