Sign Surname

536,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sign Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sign Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2611:59,1508,968
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
India881:8,716,652177,764
England211:2,653,24194,788
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Sign (1,960) may also be a first name.

Sign Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sign (Hindi: सिंह, Russian: Сигн) is most common in Zimbabwe. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sign? popularity and diffusion

Sign is the 536,820th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,145,910 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Sign live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sign is also the 171,194th most prevalent given name globally, held by 1,960 people.

This surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 59,150. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 28 percent are found, Harare Province, where 27 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 31 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.

Sign Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sign has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sign last name rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sign Last Name Statistics demography

Sign earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.46% less than the national average, earning R 70,188 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Signh896,404/
Signe895,291/
Sigin89442/
Sighn89156/
Saign8981/
Sigen8974/
Shign8953/
Seign8910/
Signg896/
Sihgn894/
Signc891/
Shigin801,268/
Seigne80524/
Siging80407/
Saigne80338/
Siguin80318/
Shigen80317/
Siggen80299/
Seigen80257/
Siguen80128/
Saigen8092/
Siegen8091/
Saigin8063/
Signgh8058/
Sigeng8036/
Sighin8035/
Shigne8027/
Shignh8026/
Siegin8023/
Sighen8017/
Soigne8016/
Siegne8015/
Suigne8013/
Seigin809/
Sigent806/
Shignq803/
Sigene803/
Siginc803/
Suigin803/
Seighn802/
Sighne802/
Signhe802/
Sihgin801/
Sihgnh801/
Shighn801/
Shigng801/
Soigin801/
Signdh801/
Sigoen801/
Seignė801/
Zsigin801/
Suigen801/
Sisgen800/
Segn7524/
Gign7510/
Cign755/
Jign752/
Shingen73605/
Sikgenc7380/
Shingin7359/
Shighen7354/
Siegien7346/
Seiguin7321/
Schigin7313/
Sieggen7312/
Signova738/
Saighin737/
Seiguen732/
Shuigen732/
Shigeng732/
Saiguin732/
Saingin732/
Saigeng731/
Saigent731/
Saigien731/
Shigngh731/
Shisgen731/
Shiguen731/
Soingin731/
Siguing731/
Sieging731/
Sieguin731/
Seingin731/
Shuigne731/
Soingen731/
Sigguin730/
Suingen730/
Siggene730/
Seigent730/
Segen671,296/
Segin671,124/
Segne67586/
Gigin67297/
Çigin67119/
Zigin6768/
Sigim6742/
Zigen6736/
Gigen6731/
Sigem6722/
Jigen6722/
Gigne6716/
Siginova6715/
Jigin6714/
Sygin6711/
Cigén678/
Cigin677/
Jigne676/
Sygne675/
Soinggin675/
Segyn674/
Cigen674/
Siegienė674/
Caign672/
Segnn672/
Zigne672/
Cigne672/
Saing'en671/
Jigng671/
Jaign671/
Scigging671/
Seugn671/
Šigin671/
Siesguen671/
Segén671/
Segín671/
Segün671/
Seinghen671/
Saygn671/
Scheigen670/

Sign Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sign in the Hindi language
सिंहsinha-
Sign in the Russian language
Сигнsign-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sign
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