Sirius Surname

590,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Greenland

Sirius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sirius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2131:676,63457,992
Haiti1311:81,5574,212
Israel461:186,03618,427
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Belarus101:950,10668,851
China71:195,331,65210,124
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Transnistria41:118,67512,470
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
France21:33,211,361423,184
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Sírius (1) are calculated separately.

Sirius (779) may also be a first name.

Sirius Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sirius (Oriya: ସିରିୟସ, Russian: Сириус) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Sírius. Click here for other possible spellings of Sirius.

How Common Is The Last Name Sirius? popularity and diffusion

Sirius is the 590,896th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,802,170 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Sirius are found; 37 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 35 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 293,989th most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 779 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 676,634. In Russia Sirius is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 26 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 12 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent are found. Not including Russia it is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 25 percent are found and Israel, where 9 percent are found.

Sirius Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sirius has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sirius last name expanded 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sirius Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sirius last name is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Sirius last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sírius941/
Sirious928/
Soirius923/
Siriu91137/
Sziriusz861/
Sirrious860/
Cirius83880/
Serius8378/
Siriou8345/
Syrius8334/
Siréus835/
Siriut833/
Siryus833/
Sirihu832/
Siriua831/
Shiriu831/
Girius831/
Sairiu831/
Jirius831/
Zirius831/
Siergiusz801/
Serious77458/
Sergius77322/
Sirijos774/
Serieus773/
Syrious772/
Scyrius771/
Ziriuse771/
Sayrius771/
Sirjuse771/
Siriutė771/
Sirijud771/
Seireiu770/
Sirju731,054/
Seriu7322/
Ciriu731/
Siryu731/
Sergiusz717/
Scherius715/
Siroijos713/
Jairious711/
Suirjuse711/
Serzhius711/
Suiryu672,417/
Cyrius67236/
Syriou67111/
Siroju67106/
Cerius6780/
Chiriu6763/
Seiryu6743/
Cirțiu6737/
Jerius6724/
Seriou6722/
Gerius6713/
Siryou6713/
Sheriu6712/
Sirehu679/
Sergiu678/
Syryus677/
Serjus676/
Zerius675/
Sirjhu675/
Săroiu674/
Sirohijos673/
Shiryu673/
Serihu672/
Serieu672/
Sereiu671/
Xerius671/
Ciriou671/
Giréus671/
Sirjou671/
Siruju671/
Sireos671/
Sergeiusz671/
Serjiu671/

Sirius Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sirius in the Oriya language
ସିରିୟସsiriyasa-
Sirius in the Russian language
Сириусsirius-

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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
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  • 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 Sirius
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