Seah Surname
Approximately 50,100 people bear this surname
Seah Surname User-submission:
A Teochew (a Chinese dialect) of the surname 谢. Ancestry purportedly comes from a magistrate in south China.
Seah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 41,133 | 1:134 | 19 |
| Malaysia | 4,003 | 1:7,368 | 900 |
| Iran | 1,209 | 1:63,509 | 6,767 |
| Liberia | 1,051 | 1:4,195 | 522 |
| Thailand | 929 | 1:76,037 | 10,061 |
| Hong Kong | 576 | 1:12,735 | 355 |
| Australia | 375 | 1:71,989 | 8,502 |
| United States | 297 | 1:1,220,400 | 86,581 |
| Canada | 85 | 1:433,478 | 37,831 |
| Cambodia | 72 | 1:215,099 | 3,115 |
| Indonesia | 66 | 1:2,003,776 | 125,554 |
| England | 56 | 1:994,965 | 49,531 |
| China | 51 | 1:26,810,227 | 1,454 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Ivory Coast | 24 | 1:961,301 | 23,927 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Séah (1) are calculated separately.
Seah (4,579) may also be a first name.
Seah Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A Teochew (a Chinese dialect) of the surname 谢. Ancestry purportedly comes from a magistrate in south China.
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Seah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Seah (Arabic: سيه) occurs in Singapore more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Séah. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Seah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 11,202nd most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 145,460 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Seah live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 82 percent live in Sinio-Southeast Asia. It is also the 101,490th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 4,579 people.
It is most commonly used in Singapore, where it is held by 41,133 people, or 1 in 134. Excluding Singapore Seah is found in 58 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 8 percent live and Iran, where 2 percent live.
Seah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Seah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Seah last name increased 4,243 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Seah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Seah are 33.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.96% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Seah earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 33.03% more than the national average, earning $57,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.36% more than the national average, earning $61,784 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seah in the Arabic language | ||
| سيه | syh | - |
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Footnotes
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