Six Surname
Approximately 15,687 people bear this surname
Six Surname Definition:
Ferguson says Anglo-Saxon seax, a dagger or short sword.
Six Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 4,940 | 1:13,446 | 1,353 |
| United States | 4,241 | 1:85,465 | 9,656 |
| Belgium | 1,841 | 1:6,245 | 786 |
| Germany | 1,347 | 1:59,766 | 7,706 |
| Iran | 1,241 | 1:61,871 | 6,630 |
| Austria | 851 | 1:10,006 | 1,320 |
| Netherlands | 279 | 1:60,528 | 10,425 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Brazil | 129 | 1:1,659,491 | 54,555 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Thailand | 59 | 1:1,197,260 | 174,557 |
| India | 54 | 1:14,204,914 | 239,375 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 832 | 1:60,359 | 6,651 |
Six (7,903) may also be a first name.
Six Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ferguson says Anglo-Saxon seax, a dagger or short sword.
Six Demographics
Average Six Salary in
United States
$39,244 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Six Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Six Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Six (Arabic: ست) is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Six? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 33,834th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 464,560 people. Six is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Six reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 34 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Six is also the 71,652nd most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 7,903 people.
The last name is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 4,940 people, or 1 in 13,446. In France it is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 58 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 12 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 5 percent reside. Beside France it occurs in 86 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Belgium, where 12 percent reside.
Six Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Six has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Six surname increased 510 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Six Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Six last name are 14.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.52% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Six earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.79% less than the national average, earning R 64,668 per year; in United States they earn 9.05% less than the national average, earning $39,244 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.25% less than the national average, earning $46,576 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sixt | 86 | 2,881 | / |
| Sixx | 86 | 202 | / |
| Saix | 86 | 154 | / |
| Sixe | 86 | 98 | / |
| Seix | 86 | 90 | / |
| Sicx | 86 | 52 | / |
| Siex | 86 | 35 | / |
| Szix | 86 | 13 | / |
| Shix | 86 | 3 | / |
| Soix | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sijx | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sixø | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sitx | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ssix | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sidx | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sgix | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sisx | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sixce | 75 | 43 | / |
| Sheix | 75 | 11 | / |
| Sixse | 75 | 9 | / |
| Shaix | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shixx | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sciex | 75 | 2 | / |
| Suinx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sizxh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seixe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sainx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seixs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sihxz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shinx | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sis | 67 | 18,998 | / |
| Sig | 67 | 10,998 | / |
| Sic | 67 | 5,582 | / |
| Sik | 67 | 5,144 | / |
| Xix | 67 | 1,127 | / |
| Syx | 67 | 739 | / |
| Siz | 67 | 263 | / |
| Gix | 67 | 255 | / |
| Sić | 67 | 193 | / |
| Zix | 67 | 185 | / |
| Sij | 67 | 47 | / |
| Siq | 67 | 39 | / |
| Sex | 67 | 13 | / |
| Schiex | 67 | 13 | / |
| Cix | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jix | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shaikx | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sixová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sheikx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaixh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siç | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sixshe | 67 | 1 | / |
Six Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Six in the Arabic language | ||
| ست | st | - |
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