Sium

Sium Meaning & Origin

About Sium
The surname Sium is of Eritrean and Ethiopian origin. It is derived from the Tigrinya language, where "si" means "son" and "um" is a suffix denoting a personal name. Therefore, Sium can be interpreted to mean "son of Um" or "descendant of Um." It is a patronymic surname commonly found among the Tigrinya-speaking people of Eritrea and Ethiopia.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Sium is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Sium: 110
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 149395
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Sium based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Sium is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SM
🗽 NYSIIS
SAN
🔊 Soundex
S050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S IY1 AH0 M
🌐 IPA
/sium*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Sium in Braille

Here's how to represent Sium in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Sium in braille

How to sign the name Sium using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Sium using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Sium in sign language

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