Sigurd Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Iceland

Sigurd Surname Definition:

SIGURD: The same as Segur, powerful.

Sigurd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2201:44,7583,522
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Norway81:642,78647,258
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Sigurd (13,409) may also be a first name.

Sigurd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SIGURD: The same as Segur, powerful.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Sigurd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sigurd (Russian: Сигурд) occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sigurd? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sigurd is the 933,049th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Sigurd are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in Scandinavia. Sigurd is also the 50,196th most commonly used first name globally, held by 13,409 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is borne by 220 people, or 1 in 44,758. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Västra Götaland County, where 29 percent live, Östergötland County, where 15 percent live and Jönköping County, where 13 percent live. Besides Sweden it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 7 percent live and Iceland, where 3 percent live.

Sigurd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sigurd has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 44 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sigurd Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sigurd earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 10.81% less than the national average, earning 308,668 kr per year and in United States they earn 30.96% less than the national average, earning $29,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sigurdh9269/
Siegurd920/
Sigur91852/
Sigure8381/
Sigurz8325/
Sighur8318/
Sigour839/
Sigurt839/
Shigur839/
Sigaur838/
Siegur834/
Saigur832/
Szigur831/
Zigurd831/
Segurd831/
Shingur7771/
Schigur7758/
Sigoure7737/
Shigure7734/
Sigaure7718/
Sighour772/
Seigeur771/
Sihgaur771/
Saigaur771/
Seigour771/
Zigurds771/
Sigurth771/
Segourd770/
Segur731,227/
Sigor7347/
Ségur7317/
Zigur7310/
Cigur735/
Sigurova7127/
Schiegur713/
Chaigurd712/
Seingour712/
Saigor67233/
Segure67163/
Chigur67109/
Shegur6763/
Shigurova6754/
Jigurt6725/
Sigirt678/
Segour676/
Cigure675/
Soygur674/
Shigor674/
Seegur674/
Suygur673/
Sighor672/
Sigoor671/
Segurz671/
Zaigur671/
Saygur671/
Siegor671/
Zsigór671/
Sesgur671/
Sigort671/
Seghur671/
Seagur670/
Segord670/
Seigor670/

Sigurd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sigurd in the Russian language
Сигурдsigurd-

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