Where Does The Last Name Seal Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Seal (Arabic: سييل, Marathi: सेअल, Oriya: ସିଲ, Russian: Сеал) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seal? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Seal is the 12,058^th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 156,459 people. The surname Seal occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Seal are found; 59 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 300,135^th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 750 people.

This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 25,905 people, or 1 in 29,611. In India it is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 63 percent reside, Assam, where 30 percent reside and Meghalaya, where 3 percent reside. Excluding India this last name exists in 87 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Seal Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Seal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Seal last name grew 652 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 409 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 358 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Seal Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Seal last name are 22.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Seal earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.57% more than the national average, earning R 438,612 per year; in United States they earn 0.45% more than the national average, earning $43,342 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.33% more than the national average, earning $57,794 CAD per year.