Sea Surname

18,910th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Sea Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller by the seacoast; dweller by a lake or pool.

Sea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast18,9911:1,215115
Indonesia1,4871:88,9379,317
United States1,3781:263,03324,812
Egypt1,0981:83,7307,421
Bolivia9141:11,6151,202
Saudi Arabia7551:40,8696,011
Iran4521:169,87314,393
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
India2481:3,093,00691,743
Peru2201:144,4737,813
Singapore2051:26,8671,040
Hong Kong1691:43,405774
Mexico1661:747,74811,221
China1411:9,697,316613
Argentina1351:316,61825,164
Malaysia1261:234,08113,392
United Arab Emirates1161:78,9857,143
Canada921:400,49635,373
Tanzania881:601,60937,493
Nigeria831:2,134,25073,634
Cambodia741:209,2863,084
Colombia701:682,4877,946
Papua New Guinea681:119,90816,326
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Australia621:435,41534,362
South Africa571:950,48660,033
France551:1,207,686126,065
Nicaragua531:113,6051,989
Myanmar491:1,059,959527
Venezuela401:755,10212,515
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
England281:1,989,93178,001
American Samoa251:2,230469
Liberia251:176,34112,123
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Vietnam191:4,876,1082,402
Barbados181:15,969956
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Libya161:390,2481,390
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Solomon Islands161:36,2527,281
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Oman121:307,3314,704
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Senegal101:1,457,9343,873
Syria101:1,930,1029,170
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Israel91:950,84857,975
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Bahamas71:55,964829
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
North Macedonia61:350,24517,994
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Panama41:978,06412,245
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Macau21:300,8151,009
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5171:97,1359,878

The alternate forms: Séa (5) & Šea (1) are calculated separately.

Sea (20,371) may also be a first name.

Sea Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller by the seacoast; dweller by a lake or pool.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From residence near the ocean. Atte Sea, as a family name, is very common in medieval records.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sea Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sea (Hindi: स्एाा, Oriya: େସକ୍ା) is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Séa or Šea. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sea? popularity and diffusion

Sea is the 18,910th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 250,122 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Sea live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sea is also the 37,286th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 20,371 people.

The surname Sea is most commonly occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 18,991 people, or 1 in 1,215. In The Ivory Coast Sea is most frequent in: Montagnes District, where 65 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 16 percent reside and Bas-Sassandra District, where 7 percent reside. Not including The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 125 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Sea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sea has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sea surname grew 267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sea Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sea surname are 6.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.72% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sea earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 26.57% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,234 per year; in South Africa they earn 68.86% less than the national average, earning R 74,004 per year; in Colombia they earn 63.22% more than the national average, earning $37,053,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.14% less than the national average, earning $40,499 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.02% more than the national average, earning $61,121 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Séa895/
Šea891/
Shea8663,797/
Seah8650,100/
Seya8642,785/
Sead867,731/
Seha864,153/
Seas863,452/
Seja862,878/
Seat861,456/
Seia861,088/
Seau86204/
Seaz86194/
Siea86178/
Seae8697/
Seap8656/
Scea8656/
Seoa8654/
Seao8637/
Seua8633/
Syea8628/
Hsea8620/
Seňa8615/
Seea8614/
Seða8610/
Seaa869/
Sgea867/
Sxea862/
Seaj861/
Jsea861/
Ssea861/
Sa80375,265/
Se80164,925/
Sheha7517,828/
Shead753,803/
Sheya752,595/
Sieja752,129/
Seyad751,758/
Seija751,092/
Seats751,049/
Seyah751,032/
Szeja75829/
Seach75817/
Sehau75471/
Seiya75303/
Sheat75282/
Sheea75275/
Sehha75232/
Sejaa75203/
Sehia75192/
Seiha75177/
Sheah75163/
Schea75122/
Sehai75118/
Seyat75105/
Sehah7594/
Sheau7590/
Sieah7585/
Seeya7583/
Segia7580/
Seyaz7577/
Seiah7574/
Seatz7564/
Sheja7562/
Sieha7554/
Seuya7545/
Seead7541/
Seeja7535/
Sheap7534/
Sejia7534/
Sheia7528/
Sejja7526/
Sheaa7525/
Seads7522/
Sejah7521/
Sceia7520/
Seowa7520/
Seyap7520/
Sehay7518/
Shiea7517/
Seaad7514/
Sieas7513/
Sieya7511/
Siead759/
Seova758/
Seaot758/
Sehaj757/
Seyya756/
Seass756/
Sieia756/
Seiad756/
Sseja755/
Seyha755/
Seaoz755/
Sehja755/
Sejya754/
Seyas754/
Seyau754/
Seiau754/
Sehaa754/
Seatt753/
Sejha753/
Seash753/
Sehya753/
Seiat753/
Sejga753/
Seïga753/
Sgeha753/
Seazs752/
Sceja752/
Hsiea752/
Sihea752/
Seyia752/
Seeas752/
Sheua752/
Seyaa752/
Seeau752/
Seahs752/
Seaou752/
Sehea752/
Sajea752/
Sheas751/
Jseay751/
Sceas751/
Shyea751/
Shjea751/
Seaas751/
Seadh751/
Seaey751/
Seaos751/
Seaph751/
Seast751/
Seeai751/
Seiaz751/
Sheae751/
Sheaj751/
Sheaz751/
Seias751/
Soyea751/
Sojea751/
Soeia751/
Sgiea751/
Seuah751/
Sieau751/
Seaod751/
Seaoh751/
Szeya751/
Jjsea751/
Sceya751/
Seeea751/
Se'ai751/
Seaai751/
Seeay751/
Seeaz751/
Seaoa751/
Seaoo751/
Sejap751/
Seuha751/
Seuia751/
Zshea751/
Seahy750/
Sceay750/
Seadd750/
Scead750/
Sshea750/
Sah674,602,000/
Sha67551,922/
Soe67539,113/
She67406,704/
Sai67336,260/
Sau67266,328/
Seo67195,003/
Say67173,035/
Sat67127,112/
Sia6782,422/
Sad6761,037/
See6757,330/
Gea6749,209/
Set6738,928/
Soa6737,917/
Sas6736,226/
Sze6734,983/
Zea6732,188/
Cea6727,556/
Sue6727,092/
Seijas6726,277/
Sey6723,866/
Saa6722,852/
Sae6722,109/
Sie6719,731/
Sei6716,059/
Seh6712,430/
Seu6711,763/
Sap6711,743/
Sya6711,493/
Ser679,374/
Saz678,907/
Sağ678,530/
Sep675,677/
Saj674,281/
Sed673,902/
Shehaj673,637/
Ses672,974/
Hse672,331/
Sheats671,899/
Saç671,392/
Sheiha67712/
Sye67698/
Saï67568/
Scheja67541/
Sheeja67536/
Shehah67499/
Søe67479/
Seyyaz67471/
Jea67350/
Sheuya67336/
Sejjai67309/
Sej67289/
Seyyah67276/
Sceats67273/
Sayeau67241/
Sheach67221/
Åse67215/
Sce67187/
Ssa67186/
Seyyad67172/
Sse67169/
Shieha67160/
Shehaa67122/
Sheads67120/
Hsa67113/
Sez6796/
Seç6788/
Shehai6786/
Saî6784/
Seyyat6772/
Seatts6769/
Saá6769/
Jse6759/
Seyeau6748/
Sga6744/
Sheeya6741/
Sja6740/
Sehaja6736/
Schead6732/
Jsa6731/
Seyhat6731/
Shajea6731/
Sje6730/
Sesowa6729/
Shehay6727/
Sheyad6726/
Seyjas6726/
Sejeau6725/
Seiyad6724/
Seehad6722/
Sge6720/
Seeyad6717/
Sca6717/
Sheead6717/
Shehea6715/
Sza6715/
Sheija6715/
Sheyaz6715/
Sać6715/
Ssejja6713/
Xea6712/
Seehas6712/
Säe6712/
Sée6712/
Sheapp6711/
Zsa6711/
Sheahu6711/
Seß6711/
Sheiya6710/
Sáa6710/
Seyaha6710/
Sehova679/
Sajeau679/
Åsa678/
Seaosh678/
Sayyea677/
Sheatt677/
Sheahy676/
Sejaya676/
Xsa676/
Súa676/
Seï676/
Sejias676/
Seyach676/
Saheya675/
Shehau675/
Øse675/
Saà675/
Jseeja675/
Sxa675/
Seahoo675/
Seggia674/
Seaoud674/
Sheyya674/
Sehiea674/
Shehia674/
Shoeia674/
Sohhea674/
Sheiah673/
Seasth673/
Sheyas673/
Sheash673/
Segiah673/
Sejaud673/
Sheyea672/
Siehah672/
Sieyad672/
Sehahu672/
Sheyat672/
Shieya672/
Sehath672/
Seihia672/
Saã672/
Seiyah672/
Seó672/
Sejaja672/
Seyhad672/
Seî672/
Sieyap672/
Sheiad672/
Sheyah672/
Saí672/
Sejaha672/
Seyaya672/
Suiyea672/
Shehja672/
Hseeja672/
Seehai672/
Sheadd671/
Sajeah671/
Sahiea671/
Sceiad671/
Scheas671/
Schiea671/
Siejah671/
Shieja671/
Shejia671/
Sheova671/
Seuyah671/
Sehajd671/
Sehatz671/
Seijoa671/
Seiova671/
Seyadd671/
Seyatt671/
Szehga671/
Sheaii671/
Seehay671/
Seahah671/
Seyiah671/
Seiaha671/
Seyyas671/
Seş671/
Seyhia671/
Shheas671/
Shehha671/
Shegia671/
Shzead671/
Scheap671/
Scheya671/
Saë671/
Sač671/
Sea'at671/
Sehyat671/
Sehaie671/
Sehayh671/
Seijah671/
Seijia671/
Sejhah671/
Szejga671/
Sàa671/
Sùa671/
Shejah671/
Seijaz671/
Sezowa671/
Sehaha671/
Sehaia671/
Sehhad671/
Sehhah671/
Shieau671/
Sheyia671/
Seeyap671/
Seeead671/
Se'ais671/
Seahei671/
Seahyi671/
Seauoo671/
Sehatt671/
Saheea671/
Scheea671/
Seiyat671/
Sheeay671/
Sheiaz671/
Shjeat671/
Seyiat671/
Sxe671/
Xse671/
Hsehaj671/
Hzseha671/
Seahey670/
Sheahe670/
Scheat670/
Scheha670/
Sheasp670/
Sehias670/
Scheay670/
Sheass670/
Sehass670/
Sheeat670/
Seatch670/
Sayhea670/

Sea Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sea in the Oriya language
େସକ୍ାesaka50
େଶଅesa'a50
Sea in the Hindi language
स्एााseaa25
सेङाsena25
सेअse'a25
सॆाsea25

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