Sievers Surname

19,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sievers Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Sigiwart (victory, worthy).

Sievert, Siewert, Siewerth (German) Descendant of Sigiwart (victory, worthy).

Sievers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany18,2541:4,410508
United States7,8891:45,9455,595
Brazil5281:405,44415,436
Australia4221:63,9717,671
Netherlands2061:81,97713,715
Denmark1341:42,1254,385
New Zealand1281:35,3786,076
Sweden1051:93,7796,818
Finland1021:53,8896,425
South Africa851:637,38547,411
Canada731:504,73442,927
Panama661:59,2772,728
England651:857,20145,134
France651:1,021,888113,182
Chile571:309,0618,852
Switzerland521:157,94114,824
Argentina441:971,44161,182
Austria411:207,69425,759
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Norway121:428,52437,411
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Wales61:515,75523,171
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Swaziland41:324,550996
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6531:76,9058,178

Sievers (18) may also be a first name.

Sievers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Sigiwart (victory, worthy).

Sievert, Siewert, Siewerth (German) Descendant of Sigiwart (victory, worthy).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Sievers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sievers (Arabic: سيفرس) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sievers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 19,290th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 255,721 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Sievers live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe. Sievers is also the 2,608,198th most widely held forename internationally, held by 18 people.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 18,254 people, or 1 in 4,410. In Germany Sievers is mostly found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 30 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 28 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 56 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Sievers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sievers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,208 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sievers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sievers last name are 27.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sievers earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning 353,896 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 6.4% more than the national average, earning R 252,840 per year; in United States they earn 5.78% more than the national average, earning $45,644 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.31% more than the national average, earning $58,780 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shievers932/
Sieviers932/
Sievhers931/
Sieverst930/
Scievers930/
Sieevers930/
Siesvers930/
Severs923,763/
Sivers92822/
Schievers8839/
Shivers868,999/
Siebers863,650/
Seevers862,582/
Seavers861,163/
Siewers86961/
Seivers86617/
Gievers86152/
Scevers8687/
Severse8642/
Zievers8637/
Shevers8615/
Siviers8610/
Seviers865/
Seveurs865/
Scivers864/
Saevers861/
Sevears861/
Seversh861/
Sieverß861/
Seveers860/
Sievars860/
Sesvers860/
Schevers80577/
Chievers8046/
Schivers8032/
Sheevers8017/
Sheyvers801/
Shiverss801/
Shiviers801/
Seaverss801/
Shaivers801/
Sheavers801/
Sieberst801/
Gevers774,951/
Givers77244/
Sebers77167/
Sewers7791/
Cevers7786/
Sovers7771/
Siwers7763/
Savers7761/
Zivers7759/
Jivers7751/
Civers7746/
Syvers7743/
Sibers7740/
Sivars7721/
Sevars777/
Jevers772/
Sévers772/
Zevers771/
Sevirs770/
Schoevers75156/
Schaevers7582/
Scheveers7522/
Siversova755/
Schiewers752/
Schijvers752/
Scheevers751/
Chivers7110,343/
Shavers713,691/
Sijbers71793/
Simpers71401/
Chevers71290/
Seibers71250/
Saviers71192/
Seubers71161/
Shovers71122/
Ziewers71113/
Sempers71109/
Shyvers7167/
Seebers7135/
Seabers7127/
Sawiers7115/
Saversh7112/
Sibears7112/
Schoevaers7111/
Severce7111/
Ceavers717/
Shiwers715/
Shibers714/
Jeevers712/
Siewars712/
Soewers712/
Sahvers712/
Saveurs712/
Siberst712/
Soviers712/
Saivars711/
Ceverzs711/
Geverse711/
Zeviers711/
Saweers711/
Soweers711/
Seavars711/
Jeavers711/
Sewerse711/
Shivars711/
Savhers711/
Schuijvers711/
Sebiers711/
Seavors710/
Sewoers710/
Seiwers710/
Sovoers710/
Seivors710/
Shivirs710/
Seevars710/
Cheevers671,663/
Cuijvers6770/
Schovers6760/
Schavers6733/
Cheavers6727/
Cheverst6726/
Shaviers6719/
Cheivers677/
Cheveers675/
Chaivers673/
Sciberrs672/
Shempers671/
Schewers671/
Schévers671/
Dzieverš671/
Schebers670/

Sievers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sievers in the Arabic language
سيفرسsyfrs-

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Sievers Reference & Research

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Sevier-Seaver-Severs FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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