Sierras Surname
Approximately 1,910 people bear this surname
Sierras Surname User-submission:
The Sierras surname means 'saw', 'saw-toothed mountains', 'mountain range'.
Sierras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 555 | 1:223,651 | 5,766 |
| United States | 486 | 1:745,800 | 58,323 |
| Spain | 483 | 1:96,795 | 8,003 |
| Philippines | 217 | 1:466,536 | 56,377 |
| Colombia | 60 | 1:796,235 | 8,422 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| Nicaragua | 18 | 1:334,505 | 3,129 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| El Salvador | 4 | 1:1,585,972 | 4,802 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Sierras (13) may also be a first name.
Sierras Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Sierras surname means 'saw', 'saw-toothed mountains', 'mountain range'.
- ka.saqqaraSierras Demographics
Average Sierras Salary in
United States
$39,349 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sierras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sierras Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sierras occurs most in Mexico. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sierras? popularity and diffusion
It is the 215,176th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,815,469 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Sierras reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Sierras is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 13 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Mexico, where it is carried by 555 people, or 1 in 223,651. In Mexico Sierras is most frequent in: Sonora, where 78 percent live, Baja California, where 10 percent live and Guerrero, where 4 percent live. Excluding Mexico this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Spain, where 25 percent live.
Sierras Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sierras last name are 42.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sierras earn in different countries varies marginally. In Colombia they earn 9.84% less than the national average, earning $20,469,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 8.81% less than the national average, earning $39,349 USD per year.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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