Sievwright Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sievwright Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sievwright Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1931:27,7402,946
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
South Africa841:644,97347,754
New Zealand731:62,0329,583
England641:870,59545,570
Australia601:449,92835,109
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland931:40,2503,051
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sievwright Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sievwright is found in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sievwright? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 515,280th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,512,711 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Sievwright are found; 41 percent are found in Northern Europe and 41 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 27,740. In Scotland it is primarily found in: Angus, where 20 percent are found, Moray, where 12 percent are found and Perth and Kinross, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Scotland Sievwright occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.

Sievwright Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sievwright has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name rose 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 2,675 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 914 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sievwright Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Sievwright are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sievwright earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 27.72% less than the national average, earning R 171,768 per year; in United States they earn 25.89% more than the national average, earning $54,322 USD per year and in Canada they earn 56.03% more than the national average, earning $77,522 CAD 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sievwright
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