Sives Surname

554,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sives Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sives Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1881:28,4782,994
Argentina1501:284,95622,842
South Africa871:622,73246,743
United States681:5,330,278267,385
England271:2,063,63279,942
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland481:77,9844,336
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

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

Sives (404) may also be a first name.

Sives Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sives (Hindi: सिवेस, Marathi: िसवेस) is most common in Scotland. It can also occur as: Sivés. For other possible spellings of Sives click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sives? popularity and diffusion

It is the 554,992nd most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,696,073 people. The surname Sives is predominantly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Sives live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 429,175th most frequent given name world-wide It is held by 404 people.

It is most common in Scotland, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 28,478. In Scotland Sives is most prevalent in: West Lothian, where 32 percent live, City of Edinburgh, where 22 percent live and Midlothian, where 18 percent live. Outside of Scotland this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 26 percent live and South Africa, where 15 percent live.

Sives Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sives has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Sives surname rose 392 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 453 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sives Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sives surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sives earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 9.9% more than the national average, earning R 261,156 per year and in United States they earn 6.63% more than the national average, earning $46,010 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sivés931/
Shives911,794/
Sivets911,268/
Sieves91382/
Sivess9176/
Saives9133/
Szives9125/
Sivies916/
Sivesh916/
Siveus912/
Sivesr911/
Seives911/
Sivese911/
Sivoes911/
Scives910/
Sive898,723/
Shivesh8362/
Schives8357/
Sheives8345/
Sivetts8332/
Siveshe8312/
Shivets834/
Shieves834/
Siveash831/
Sievest831/
Shiveys831/
Sievets831/
Shivess830/
Sievess830/
Seivies830/
Shive803,246/
Siver801,466/
Saive801,213/
Sivec80877/
Cives80662/
Seves80624/
Sieve80594/
Seive80396/
Sivet80319/
Sivey80160/
Sivis80143/
Sivhe8088/
Gives8083/
Soive8074/
Siwes8072/
Sivie8035/
Sibes8028/
Scive8015/
Sivei8015/
Jives8010/
Sisve803/
Sivez803/
Siveh802/
Séves802/
Suive802/
Sitve801/
Sived801/
Sihve801/
Syves801/
Zives801/
Siveu801/
Sèves801/
Sivetshe77106/
Shivetts7760/
Shiver735,853/
Siever731,453/
Seibes73835/
Syvets73831/
Sevese73721/
Seiver73468/
Schive73289/
Siebes73265/
Sevets73221/
Sihver73128/
Sheive73124/
Chives73108/
Sciove73108/
Saivet73106/
Siewes73101/
Sihues7376/
Shivey7371/
Shisve7363/
Suiver7351/
Sitver7346/
Sheves7333/
Sziver7331/
Sivecz7327/
Sivhed7326/
Sievey7324/
Saiver7320/
Jivesh7318/
Givets7315/
Scieve7314/
Shived7313/
Sibese7311/
Sivijs7310/
Shibes7310/
Shieve739/
Saivie739/
Seveus738/
Saiveh738/
Caives737/
Seeves736/
Sevaes736/
Szivec736/
Seuves736/
Shivje735/
Sievet735/
Shivis734/
Shaive733/
Sievez733/
Siwets733/
Shivge732/
Sibest732/
Sibies732/
Joives732/
Sievei732/
Sivett731/
Seaves731/
Jeives731/
Sivech731/
Saivea731/
Dgives731/
Givese731/
Zivets731/
Scivey731/
Sibeus731/
Seived731/
Seivei731/
Seivey731/
Syvest731/
Siveer731/
Shivee731/
Sievis731/
Juives731/
Sevees731/
Suivet731/
Sivehi731/
Sivojs731/
Shoive731/
Simpes731/
Saibes731/
Saivee731/
Saivei731/
Ceives731/
Shivei731/
Sibesh731/
Seivee731/
Sivisz731/
Gieves730/
Siveid730/
Sevies730/
Zeives730/
Seveis730/
Sibets730/
Saivis730/
Seveys730/
Sebies730/
Civets730/
Suivis730/
Siveet730/
Siva6730,314/
Seve672,680/
Sivi672,084/
Sibe671,655/
Sheaves67920/
Chivese67846/
Siwe67843/
Schieve67444/
Zive67402/
Cive67351/
Sivy67347/
Sivá67292/
Zhivets67125/
Scheive67107/
Sivý6795/
Shevets6788/
Sève6775/
Schijve6762/
Shevesh6761/
Suiveer6750/
Chaives6747/
Säve6741/
Schaive6730/
Saivish6730/
Saivetz6729/
Shibesh6726/
Shibest6719/
Cheives6715/
Szivecz6715/
Suijver6714/
Scheves6714/
Shaibes6713/
Sheivis6711/
Siewisz6711/
Sievisz678/
Schivei678/
Shivher676/
Suisver676/
Sheeves675/
Shiwesh675/
Sceeves674/
Seiverr673/
Sieverz673/
Shibese673/
Sivé673/
Sheiver672/
Shaiver672/
Seaveys672/
Seiviey672/
Schivey672/
Seivish672/
Syve672/
Siempis672/
Saiveer671/
Jaiveis671/
Xive671/
Sivisht671/
Siebeis671/
Shibets671/
Shishve671/
Shisver671/
Seiveet671/
Seibies671/
Shaivey671/
Siebest671/
Sysvest671/
Siebise671/
Sibesth671/
Shchive671/
Shivetz671/
Shivish671/
Schivet671/
Seebies671/
Chivees671/
Tjivese671/
Siebets671/
Schibes671/
Sivj671/
Sittvej671/
Siveath670/
Sievist670/
Schivie670/
Sceiver670/
Seibest670/

Sives Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sives in the Marathi language
िसवेसisavesa-
Sives in the Hindi language
सिवेसsivesa71.43
सिवेशsivesa14.29
सीवेसsivesa14.29

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