Siems Surname

99,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Siems Surname Definition:

= Sims, q.v.

Siems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,5441:31,6454,162
United States1,8241:198,71719,566
South Africa1301:416,75236,221
Brazil851:2,518,52276,509
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
England101:5,571,806158,774
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

Siems Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Sims, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Siems Last Name Facts

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

The surname Siems occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Siems? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 99,695th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,535,837 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Siems reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Siems is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 2,544 people, or 1 in 31,645. In Germany Siems is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 41 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 16 percent reside and Hamburg, where 8 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Siems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Siems has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Siems surname increased 1,572 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 143 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Siems Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Siems are 15.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Siems earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 36.43% more than the national average, earning R 324,216 per year; in United States they earn 5.06% more than the national average, earning $45,334 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.57% more than the national average, earning $55,930 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siemms9135/
Siehms918/
Siemss918/
Siemns911/
Syiems910/
Sims89172,096/
Sems89244/
Simms8057,790/
Ziems801,820/
Shems80352/
Seims80275/
Siens80184/
Seams80131/
Saims8069/
Simns8037/
Siemß8031/
Seems8022/
Seyms8017/
Sijms8011/
Simsø8010/
Semms809/
Simss807/
Semse807/
Saems806/
Siims806/
Semsh806/
Simsz806/
Soems803/
Sisms802/
Simse802/
Seums802/
Simsh801/
Semsė801/
Shims801/
Simsj801/
Syems800/
Suims800/
Semsch73575/
Simsch73197/
Ziehms7383/
Schims7358/
Shemse7349/
Shemms7312/
Schems7311/
Siense734/
Siimms732/
D'Sims731/
Shaims731/
Seamse731/
Sciens731/
Saimms731/
Siemze731/
Semsse731/
Shioms731/
Seemse731/
Shimms730/
Ssimms730/
Simnss730/
Sheams730/
Simmms730/
Seymms730/
Sams6728,053/
Sens675,710/
Jems673,627/
Syms671,977/
Gems671,568/
Soms671,057/
Sins67719/
Gims67204/
Jims67188/
Zims67145/
Sietins67101/
Giemsch6764/
Şems6749/
Zems6729/
Cims6728/
Shemshe6720/
Simsova6719/
Scheems6711/
Simz679/
Cems673/
Simsová672/
Semš672/
Semz672/
Simx672/
Sijsens671/
Síms671/
Sheemsh671/
Semsova671/
Shijims671/
Siemdje671/
Siemtje670/
Schemss670/

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