Sig Surname

47,087th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iceland

Sig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India10,2701:74,6905,066
Denmark2671:21,1412,127
United States811:4,474,802235,715
France741:897,604104,173
Turkey571:1,365,28855,259
Italy401:1,528,91781,534
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Iceland261:14,6191,259
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Sig (1,971) may also be a first name.

Sig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sig (Hindi: सीग, Marathi: सीग, Oriya: ସିଗ୍) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sig.

How Common Is The Last Name Sig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 47,087th most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 662,625 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Sig reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sig is also the 170,539th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 1,971 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is held by 10,270 people, or 1 in 74,690. In India Sig is most frequent in: Madhya Pradesh, where 83 percent live, Chhattisgarh, where 10 percent live and Maharashtra, where 4 percent live. Outside of India this last name occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Sig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sig last name rose 476 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sig last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

Sig earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.41% less than the national average, earning $34,342 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sieg869,244/
Sigh867,474/
Sigg864,831/
Saig86343/
Seig86294/
Shig86221/
Sihg8645/
Sigk8617/
Sigs867/
Soig867/
Sigp864/
Sigt864/
Suig863/
Scig861/
Sigz861/
Sjig861/
Sigue7511,555/
Saigh752,289/
Shigh75849/
Sihgh75534/
Siggs75529/
Seigh75269/
Saigg75222/
Siggh7557/
Shuig7547/
Shigg7543/
Sciog7537/
Suigh7516/
Shaig7514/
Siegh7514/
Sigås7514/
Schig7512/
Siegk7511/
Saihg754/
Sisgh753/
Shieg753/
Hshig753/
Saikg753/
Saaig752/
Sikgh751/
Hsigh751/
Sheig751/
Shisg751/
Siegė751/
Szigg751/
Szeig751/
Sigqu751/
Soigg751/
Siegg750/
Seigs750/
Shigs750/
Suigs750/
Seigz750/
Scaig750/
Seigk750/
Seigg750/
Six6715,687/
Sic675,582/
Sik675,144/
Sigova671,191/
Seigue67891/
Seg67732/
Shigue67590/
Zig67215/
Shiekg67199/
Siegue67141/
Gig67140/
Scheig67130/
Schigt67129/
Cig67110/
Shiggs67108/
Sigowa6782/
Schieg6757/
Siq6739/
Shiegh6734/
Jig6731/
Sheikg6716/
Shaigh6714/
Schaig6714/
Syg6714/
Schigg6712/
Shishg679/
Saigue676/
Shaikg675/
Xig675/
Shigsh674/
Siggås674/
Sheigh673/
Sciggs672/
Saiggh672/
Schigs671/
Sciegg671/
Shihgh671/
Shhigh671/
Shigke671/
Seiggs671/
Shaihg671/
ßig671/
Shijgh671/
Säg671/
Shuigh670/
Schigh670/

Sig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sig in the Marathi language
सीगsiga93.33
सीघsigha6.67
Sig in the Hindi language
सीगsiga66.27
सिगsiga32.81
सिग्sig0.75
सीग्sig0.15
शिग्sig0.02
Sig in the Oriya language
ସିଗ୍sig40
ଶିଗsiga40
ସୀଗsiga20

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