Sigg Surname

98,154th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Sigg Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) 1 a contraction of one or other of the numerous Teutonic Sig- names [Old Teutonic sig-, victory] An 8th-cent. Bishop of Selsey, Sigefrith, was familiarly known as Sigga, which also occurs as an O.Dan. name; the form in the 13th-cent.

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Sigg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7411:46,2416,065
Switzerland1,7121:4,797711
United States9371:386,82934,050
Finland851:64,6677,355
Austria651:131,00717,994
Mexico601:2,068,77019,099
Australia411:658,43245,385
Sweden411:240,16516,652
France391:1,703,147154,208
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Liechtenstein101:3,838429
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Tonga11:107,313791
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Sigg (10) may also be a first name.

Sigg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) 1 a contraction of one or other of the numerous Teutonic Sig- names [Old Teutonic sig-, victory] An 8th-cent. Bishop of Selsey, Sigefrith, was familiarly known as Sigga, which also occurs as an O.Dan. name; the form in the 13th-cent. Hundred-Rolls (Norf.) being Sigge.

2 Man, Warrior [from Old Norse segg-r- Old English secg]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sigg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sigg is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sigg? popularity and diffusion

Sigg is the 98,154th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,508,496 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Sigg live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe. Sigg is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name globally, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,741 people, or 1 in 46,241. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 86 percent reside, Bavaria, where 7 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Sigg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sigg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sigg surname increased 986 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sigg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sigg are 21.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.23% registered with the party.

The amount Sigg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.4% more than the national average, earning $46,341 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.37% more than the national average, earning $56,324 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siggs89529/
Saigg89222/
Siggh8957/
Shigg8943/
Szigg891/
Soigg891/
Siegg890/
Seigg890/
Sig8610,998/
Shiggs80108/
Schigg8012/
Siggås804/
Saiggh802/
Sciggs802/
Sciegg801/
Seiggs801/
Sieg759,244/
Sigh757,474/
Gigg75836/
Saig75343/
Seig75294/
Shig75221/
Sihg7545/
Sigk7517/
Segg7515/
Soig757/
Sigs757/
Sigt754/
Sigp754/
Suig753/
Cigg752/
Sigz751/
Scig751/
Zigg751/
Jigg751/
Sjig751/
Schiegg73746/
Scheigg732/
Schiggs732/
Sigue6711,555/
Saigh672,289/
Shigh67849/
Giggs67769/
Sihgh67534/
Seigh67269/
Shuig6747/
Sciog6737/
Åsegg6735/
Ciggs6734/
Ziegg6717/
Suigh6716/
Jiggs6715/
Seagg6715/
Sigås6714/
Siegh6714/
Shaig6714/
Schig6712/
Siegk6711/
Saihg674/
Jhigg674/
Shieg673/
Hshig673/
Saikg673/
Sisgh673/
Seggs672/
Saaig672/
Sigqu671/
Sikgh671/
Caigg671/
Hsigh671/
Ziggs671/
Sheig671/
Shisg671/
Siegė671/
Szeig671/
Giggx671/
Chigg671/
Giggz671/
Sxjgg671/
Seigk670/
Scaig670/
Seigz670/
Suigs670/
Seegg670/
Shigs670/
Seigs670/
Shegg670/
Cuigg670/

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