Sip Surname

45,843rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Israel

Sip Surname Definition:

SIP: From Sibert, a name occurring in the genealogy of the kings of the East Angles, East Saxons, and West Saxons, corresponding with the German name Siebert, an O. High German Sigiperaht, and a German Sigibert; or from Sibbald, German Sebald, Siebold, Sybelt, from Sigebald, name of a king of the East Saxons.

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Sip Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia5,1731:25,5653,043
Israel1,8931:4,521668
Ivory Coast1,1991:19,2421,454
Poland1,0071:37,7455,883
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Netherlands3911:43,1907,341
United States3351:1,081,96778,689
Papua New Guinea2681:30,4243,488
South Korea841:610,003265
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
France521:1,277,360130,443
India491:15,654,396253,566
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Cambodia161:967,9475,331
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Austria111:774,13064,097
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Greenland111:5,125525
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
China21:683,660,78330,601
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

The alternate forms: Šip (105), Şip (60), Síp (2) & Šíp (915) are calculated separately.

Sip (2,712) may also be a first name.

Sip Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SIP: From Sibert, a name occurring in the genealogy of the kings of the East Angles, East Saxons, and West Saxons, corresponding with the German name Siebert, an O. High German Sigiperaht, and a German Sigibert; or from Sibbald, German Sebald, Siebold, Sybelt, from Sigebald, name of a king of the East Saxons. compare the German names Sibja, Sibo, Sivo, Siffo, Old German Sepp, Seebe, Sybel, and the U.S. names Sibel, Sibell, Sibbs, Sip, Sipp, Sipps, Sipples, Sippel, Sipple, Sippet.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Sip Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sip (Hindi: सीप, Marathi: सीप, Oriya: ସିପ) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can be found as a variant: Šip, Şip, Síp or Šíp. For other possible spellings of Sip click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sip? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 45,843rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 644,288 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Sip are found; 46 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 45 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 140,579th most widely held first name in the world, held by 2,712 people.

This last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 5,173 people, or 1 in 25,565. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Java, where 32 percent reside, Central Java, where 23 percent reside and Jakarta, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia it occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 17 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent reside.

Sip Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sip has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sip last name expanded 549 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sip Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sip last name are 19.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sip earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 28.42% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,894 per year; in United States they earn 0.75% more than the national average, earning $43,473 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.87% less than the national average, earning $36,832 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šip89105/
Şip8960/
Síp892/
Sipe8612,121/
Siep868,874/
Seip864,404/
Sipp862,680/
Ship861,440/
Sips861,411/
Saip861,186/
Suip86287/
Soip86122/
Sipf86100/
Hsip8668/
Szip8652/
Sizp866/
Ssip866/
Sitp866/
Sibp865/
Siph864/
Sgip862/
Sisp862/
Sipt861/
Sidp861/
Scip861/
Sihp861/
Sipz861/
Zsip861/
Si80856,365/
Šíp78915/
Shipp7519,112/
Seiph755,621/
Shipe754,229/
Seipp753,874/
Siepe751,589/
Shoip75447/
Seipt75366/
Schip75325/
Saiph75234/
Saipe75197/
Szeip75190/
Seipe75142/
Sipps75135/
Sippe7579/
Saipp7578/
Sieps7569/
Shaip7557/
Soipe7553/
Zssip7548/
Saipt7548/
Suipe7537/
Siepp7532/
Sheip7523/
Scipp7516/
Szaip7514/
Siphe7510/
Shitp757/
Shiph755/
Sieph755/
Seipz755/
Soiph754/
Szipp754/
Shipt753/
Sipth753/
Ships752/
Seitp752/
Shiep752/
Ssiep751/
Saidp751/
Sitpe751/
Siepz751/
Suipt751/
Suips751/
Sipőz751/
Saihp751/
Sciop751/
Scipe751/
Saaip751/
Shuip751/
Zxsip751/
Seips750/
Shi6711,390,893/
Sih67735,461/
Sui67551,753/
Sai67336,260/
Sit6731,399/
Sid6728,968/
Sib6725,504/
Sie6719,731/
Sis6718,998/
Soi6718,566/
Sei6716,059/
Siv6713,675/
Sep675,677/
Ssi674,227/
Siy672,638/
Gip671,507/
Sii671,459/
Schipp671,368/
Hsi671,191/
Schiop67871/
Shipps67805/
Çip67422/
Szi67288/
Cip67284/
Syp67277/
Jip67271/
Siz67263/
Zip67241/
Sipowa67229/
Ősi67228/
Sić67193/
Schipf67120/
Shippe67105/
Sipova67104/
Sci6792/
Scheip6786/
Sheipe6779/
Schiep6756/
Sji6750/
Syi6730/
Jsi6720/
Saaipe6717/
Scippe6710/
Shoipe679/
Schipe676/
Xsi676/
Xip676/
Shaiph675/
Sgi675/
Sxi674/
Seiptt673/
Seipps672/
Scipps672/
Shaipe672/
Saiphe671/
Saippt671/
Saaiph671/
Schaip671/
Schipt671/
Sciopp671/
Shitpe671/
Sói671/
Siç671/
Shchip671/
Sép671/
Scaiph670/
Shaips670/
Seippe670/
Shiphe670/

Sip Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sip in the Marathi language
सीपsipa-
Sip in the Hindi language
सीपsipa94.59
सिपsipa5.41
Sip in the Oriya language
ସିପsipa50
ଶିପsipa14.29
ସୀପsipa14.29
ସିପ୍sip14.29
ଶୀପsipa7.14

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