Seamus Forename
24,610th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 35,220 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland
Seamus Forename Definition:
M. An Irish name, from Celtic. See also Shamus.
Seamus Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 100% | 23,446 | 1:198 | 34 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 3,958 | 1:466 | 116 |
| United States | 100% | 2,735 | 1:132,555 | 5,416 |
| England | 100% | 2,480 | 1:22,421 | 1,367 |
| Australia | - | 490 | 1:27,873 | 1,717 |
| Canada | 100% | 455 | 1:72,821 | 4,205 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 408 | 1:75,521 | 8,273 |
| Scotland | 100% | 198 | 1:27,022 | 1,159 |
| Samoa | - | 183 | 1:1,067 | 329 |
| New Zealand | - | 145 | 1:31,283 | 2,034 |
| South Africa | 100% | 116 | 1:470,109 | 22,959 |
| Wales | 100% | 83 | 1:37,281 | 1,508 |
| Thailand | 100% | 41 | 1:1,708,922 | 50,966 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 34 | 1:5,222,481 | 75,428 |
| France | 100% | 33 | 1:2,014,253 | 11,794 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 31 | 1:545,228 | 12,787 |
| Germany | 100% | 29 | 1:3,333,720 | 15,797 |
| China | - | 20 | 1:68,302,789 | 63,189 |
| Qatar | 100% | 18 | 1:131,645 | 15,202 |
| Mongolia | - | 18 | 1:163,045 | 8,219 |
| Botswana | - | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 15 | 1:547,566 | 8,396 |
| Spain | - | 14 | 1:3,323,569 | 14,016 |
| Sweden | 100% | 14 | 1:704,136 | 15,982 |
| Bermuda | - | 11 | 1:5,893 | 898 |
| Norway | 100% | 11 | 1:466,575 | 8,612 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 10 | 1:3,044,994 | 79,253 |
| Singapore | - | 10 | 1:628,705 | 12,270 |
| Egypt | 100% | 9 | 1:10,211,216 | 21,716 |
| Estonia | - | 9 | 1:146,153 | 5,307 |
| Poland | - | 9 | 1:4,225,235 | 4,388 |
| Hong Kong | - | 8 | 1:969,091 | 5,961 |
| Japan | - | 7 | 1:18,283,722 | 43,935 |
| Philippines | 100% | 7 | 1:15,144,211 | 189,875 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 7 | 1:15,678 | 1,755 |
| Russia | 100% | 7 | 1:20,604,815 | 59,831 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 7 | 1:1,021,713 | 39,786 |
| Brazil | - | 7 | 1:30,605,165 | 257,261 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 6 | 1:226,903 | 11,844 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 5 | 1:1,447,361 | 8,023 |
| Liberia | 100% | 5 | 1:882,412 | 21,482 |
| Kenya | - | 5 | 1:9,261,422 | 35,582 |
| Greece | 100% | 5 | 1:2,186,910 | 11,382 |
| Denmark | - | 5 | 1:1,129,900 | 12,942 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Vanuatu | - | 4 | 1:65,448 | 976 |
| Guernsey | - | 4 | 1:15,833 | 609 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Indonesia | - | 4 | 1:64,490,917 | 960,943 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Jersey | - | 3 | 1:33,327 | 1,495 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Belgium | 100% | 3 | 1:3,830,014 | 25,398 |
| Isle of Man | 100% | 3 | 1:28,341 | 386 |
| Uganda | 100% | 3 | 1:13,652,307 | 74,436 |
| Argentina | - | 3 | 1:14,257,748 | 23,489 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Jamaica | - | 2 | 1:1,441,614 | 15,741 |
| Vietnam | - | 2 | 1:46,311,556 | 7,272 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 2 | 1:27,430 | 2,159 |
| Mexico | 100% | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| India | - | 2 | 1:607,438,986 | 4,324,298 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Mauritania | - | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Central African Republic | - | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,073 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Finland | 100% | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
The alternate forms: Séamus (152), Sèamus (1) & Seámus (1) are calculated separately.
Seamus (97) may also be a surname.
Seamus Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
M. An Irish name, from Celtic. See also Shamus.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Seamus Forename Popularity
Seamus Demographics
Average Male Seamus Height
177.27 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 295 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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