Six Surname

33,834th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Six Surname Definition:

Ferguson says Anglo-Saxon seax, a dagger or short sword.

Six Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4,9401:13,4461,353
United States4,2411:85,4659,656
Belgium1,8411:6,245786
Germany1,3471:59,7667,706
Iran1,2411:61,8716,630
Austria8511:10,0061,320
Netherlands2791:60,52810,425
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Brazil1291:1,659,49154,555
Canada611:604,02649,778
Thailand591:1,197,260174,557
India541:14,204,914239,375
England461:1,211,26256,182
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
China151:91,154,7714,767
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Finland91:610,74534,002
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8321:60,3596,651

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Six Last Name Facts

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

The last name Six (Arabic: ست) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Six? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 33,834th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 464,560 people. The last name Six is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Six live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 34 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 71,652nd most frequently held given name internationally, held by 7,903 people.

The last name is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 4,940 people, or 1 in 13,446. In France Six is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 58 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 12 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 5 percent reside. Apart from France Six occurs in 86 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Belgium, where 12 percent reside.

Six Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Six has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Six surname grew 510 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Six Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Six last name are 14.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.52% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sixt862,881/
Sixx86202/
Saix86154/
Sixe8698/
Seix8690/
Sicx8652/
Siex8635/
Szix8613/
Shix863/
Soix863/
Sijx862/
Sixø862/
Sitx862/
Ssix861/
Sidx861/
Sgix861/
Sisx861/
Sixce7543/
Sheix7511/
Sixse759/
Shaix754/
Shixx752/
Sciex752/
Suinx751/
Sizxh751/
Seixe751/
Sainx751/
Seixs751/
Sihxz751/
Shinx750/
Sis6718,998/
Sig6710,998/
Sic675,582/
Sik675,144/
Xix671,127/
Syx67739/
Siz67263/
Gix67255/
Sić67193/
Zix67185/
Sij6747/
Siq6739/
Sex6713/
Schiex6713/
Cix6710/
Jix675/
Shaikx673/
Sixová672/
Sheikx671/
Shaixh671/
Siç671/
Sixshe671/

Six Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Six in the Arabic language
ستst-

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