Sivertsen Surname

63,104th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Sivertsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sivertsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway6,0741:84766
United States9421:384,77633,914
Denmark1641:34,4193,561
Faroe Islands1471:33353
Sweden1231:80,0555,952
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
Greenland811:696119
England631:884,41445,970
Australia401:674,89346,030
Canada391:944,75971,777
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Wales231:134,5459,804
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Malta11:430,2723,380
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Sívertsen (64) & Sivertsén (7) are calculated separately.

Sivertsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sivertsen (Russian: Сивертсен) is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Sívertsen or Sivertsén. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sivertsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sivertsen is the 63,104th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 917,480 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Sivertsen reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 82 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Sivertsen is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 6,074 people, or 1 in 847. In Norway it is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 35 percent live, Northern Norway, where 23 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 22 percent live. Apart from Norway this last name exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Denmark, where 2 percent live.

Sivertsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sivertsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sivertsen surname grew 7,850 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sivertsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sivertsen last name are 16.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.59% registered with the party.

The amount Sivertsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.9% less than the national average, earning 329,130 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 286.87% more than the national average, earning R 919,356 per year; in United States they earn 1.65% more than the national average, earning $43,859 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.35% more than the national average, earning $57,307 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sivertsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sivertsen in the Russian language
Сивертсенsivertsen-

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