Sievert Surname

48,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sievert Surname Definition:

“Victory and Peace” in Old Dutch. Corruption of Siegfried.

Sievert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,0051:13,4061,745
United States3,4711:104,42511,483
Brazil5231:409,32015,543
Canada1391:265,07624,993
Philippines1081:937,39183,277
Sweden1021:96,5377,015
France401:1,660,568152,033
England301:1,857,26974,552
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Norway61:857,04855,549
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1831:274,41922,265

The alternate forms: Siévert (1) are calculated separately.

Sievert (194) may also be a first name.

Sievert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Victory and Peace” in Old Dutch. Corruption of Siegfried.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Sievert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sievert is found most frequently in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms: Siévert. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sievert? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 48,588th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 686,986 people. The surname Sievert occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Sievert are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Sievert is also the 651,944th most common first name globally It is held by 194 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 6,005 people, or 1 in 13,406. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 23 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 10 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Sievert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sievert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sievert surname grew 1,897 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sievert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sievert last name are 12.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.61% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sievert earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 22.18% less than the national average, earning R 184,920 per year; in United States they earn 5.93% more than the national average, earning $45,706 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.96% more than the national average, earning $51,648 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siévert951/
Sieverts93412/
Sieverdt9387/
Sievertz9331/
Sievertt933/
Sieverrt931/
Sieverte931/
Sievertd931/
Sieviert930/
Severt921,776/
Siever921,453/
Sivert92638/
Schievert886/
Siebert8649,218/
Siewert8613,206/
Seivert86923/
Seavert86198/
Siverts86182/
Shiever86157/
Severts8664/
Zievert8650/
Gievert8635/
Sievier8610/
Seyvert866/
Sieverz863/
Seevert863/
Sciever862/
Sieuert862/
Sibeert861/
Sievart861/
Shivert861/
Shevert861/
Saivert861/
Siivert861/
Siverth861/
Seveart860/
Seviert860/
Severth860/
Sivertt860/
Sievere860/
Sieverd860/
Sievirt860/
Sever8345,521/
Siver831,466/
Siebertz801,363/
Siewerdt80492/
Sieberts80289/
Sziebert80224/
Schiever80198/
Siewerth80171/
Seiverth80130/
Sieberth80124/
Siewertz8051/
Schivert8028/
Siewiert8021/
Shiebert8017/
Shiverts8014/
Saiverth808/
Siewerts805/
Siewaert801/
Siewerte801/
Shevgert801/
Seiverts801/
Seeverts801/
Siewertt801/
Suisvert801/
Sheverte801/
Schevert801/
Szaivert801/
Szeivert801/
Siebertt801/
Siewertd801/
Seavertt800/
Shievere800/
Sieber7726,948/
Severe7720,900/
Shiver775,853/
Sibert775,850/
Seaver775,052/
Sebert772,090/
Seever77775/
Seiver77468/
Givert77375/
Shever77373/
Gevert77312/
Sevart77265/
Sivier77255/
Siverd77226/
Sesver77226/
Zivert77158/
Siewer77143/
Sihver77128/
Savert77116/
Siwert7789/
Seveur7776/
Sewert7764/
Cevert7764/
Suiver7751/
Jevert7749/
Sitver7746/
Sziver7731/
Sehver7729/
Syvert7723/
Sjever7722/
Saiver7720/
Sevger7720/
Sciver7718/
Sivere7715/
Sivart7712/
Seïver779/
Sävert778/
Seyver777/
Seveir777/
Setver776/
Sibeer776/
Seveer774/
Zevert774/
Severd772/
Severp772/
Sovert771/
Sivesr771/
Siveer771/
Seuver771/
Šivert771/
Sévert771/
Sevear770/
Civert770/
Sevort770/
Scever770/
Sevirt770/
Severh770/
Schiebert75315/
Scheivert75206/
Szieberth7567/
Severtova7532/
Siewertsz7518/
Schevertz752/
Schiewert751/
Scheverdt751/
Siewertdt751/
Shchiever750/
Seibert7131,757/
Seubert716,428/
Seiwert711,899/
Seybert711,763/
Saibert71723/
Sempert71532/
Ziebert71392/
Ziverts71389/
Seabert71369/
Ziverte71361/
Szieber71254/
Saewert71249/
Chevert71200/
Seebert71177/
Seywert71163/
Severre71147/
Seiverd71144/
Givertz71121/
Schever71116/
Shieber71111/
Schiver7191/
Giverts7184/
Soibert7180/
Shebert7170/
Geverts7161/
Siewier7157/
Sheaver7156/
Siebertová7154/
Suiveer7150/
Siwertz7148/
Chiever7142/
Szebert7137/
Siberts7136/
Shibert7134/
Siewart7134/
Chivert7133/
Siberte7133/
Siewerd7121/
Shivere7120/
Syverts7118/
Seawert7117/
Geverdt7117/
Sihvart7117/
Szibert7117/
Suijver7114/
Schiewerth7114/
Shevere7111/
Shibeer7110/
Siberdt719/
Sejbert718/
Shivher716/
Suisver716/
Getvert715/
Jshever715/
Gisvert715/
Shiiver715/
Sheverd714/
Scibert714/
Siwerth714/
Soverth714/
Ziewert714/
Seiverr713/
Siwgert713/
Schoevaert713/
Siebertova713/
Simpert712/
Sheiver712/
Shaiver712/
Seewart712/
Sihvere712/
Shewert712/
Giewert712/
Siberth712/
Sheyver711/
Zeivert711/
Saiveer711/
Jiverth711/
Jeverts711/
Civetrt711/
Zievart711/
Sceaver711/
Scieber711/
Siberrt711/
Siewere711/
Siewertová711/
Shovert711/
Shiewer711/
Shisver711/
Seivere711/
Setbert711/
Seewert711/
Sheever711/
Coivert711/
Seuvear711/
Shiveir711/
Siibert711/
Geveart711/
Zeverte711/
Siveare711/
Siébert711/
Scheyvaert711/
Seberth711/
Sebertz711/
Szewert711/
Geverth711/
Ceivert711/
Shivirt711/
Jevertz711/
Shavert710/
Seavart710/
Saivart710/
Sceiver710/
Seevere710/
Siebirt710/
Seberts710/
Siewort710/
Sieberd710/
Sivirth710/
Syebert710/
Seivirt710/
Seber673,065/
Severova671,879/
Siber671,605/
Zever671,205/
Severová67870/
Szeibert67835/
Syver67780/
Seiberth67495/
Chisvert67424/
Schiewer67392/
Seiwerth67392/
Sewer67380/
Zeevaert67296/
Seuberth67270/
Seyberth67212/
Shempert67161/
Šever67145/
Schibert67143/
Ziver6772/
Sevir6772/
Siwer6771/
Seibertz6755/
Siverová6752/
Seywerth6748/
Sivir6746/
Suisbert6744/
Cever6743/
Schieuer6742/
Civer6735/
Scheuver6733/
Siverova6729/
Siewierz6727/
Scheiver6726/
Seiwerts6721/
Saimpert6720/
Sijberts6718/
Sihiveer6715/
Seiberts6713/
Saiberth6713/
Scheever6712/
Sziberth6711/
Zieberth678/
Soiberte678/
Schijver678/
Schebert676/
Seibertt676/
Chetvert675/
Scheaver675/
Shivhere674/
Shivaart674/
Seiwerte673/
Syesvesr673/
Saibertt673/
Sheweert672/
Sieworth672/
Xever672/
Xiver672/
Schuiver672/
Suitbert672/
Seiberte672/
Shaibeer672/
Szejbert672/
Sejberth671/
Saewerth671/
Cheveart671/
Cheverts671/
Sceibert671/
Sheubert671/
Shevarth671/
Sheibert671/
Sebeeret671/
Seyberts671/
Shaibert671/
Séver671/
Zeiverte671/
Suiswert671/
Shibheer671/
Siehwart671/
Schiwert671/
Seiberrt671/
Gettvert671/
Shiveere671/
Siebirtz671/
Seebertt671/
Saiberte671/
Seiwerdt671/
Scheveer670/
Schivear670/
Schiveer670/
Siewarth670/
Scheyver670/
Sichbert670/
Sisberth670/
Siebherr670/
Sceybert670/
Schevart670/

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