Sieveking Surname

540,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Chile

Sieveking Surname Definition:

Seems to be for the O.Norse Súðvíking-r, denoting one belonging to Súð(a)vik [Old Norse súð-r, south + vík, inlet, bay]

Sieveking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2411:334,04832,981
United States2231:1,625,376108,854
Chile651:271,0238,011
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Sieveking Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Seems to be for the O.Norse Súðvíking-r, denoting one belonging to Súð(a)vik [Old Norse súð-r, south + vík, inlet, bay]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sieveking Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sieveking is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sieveking? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 540,057th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 12,247,976 people. The surname Sieveking occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Sieveking reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Sieveking is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 334,048. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent reside, Hamburg, where 15 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Germany it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Chile, where 11 percent reside.

Sieveking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sieveking has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,230 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sieveking Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sieveking last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Sieveking earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.32% less than the national average, earning $39,561 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siebeking89113/
Sievaking891/
Seiveking891/
Siviking821/
Saveking820/
Giviking716/
Giwiking5926/
Sawaking593/
Sowaking591/
Savikink591/

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