Seam Surname

115,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Seam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh3,8751:41,1242,397
India311:24,744,045333,161
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Seam (2,724) may also be a first name.

Seam Last Name Facts

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

Seam (Hindi: सेाम, Russian: Сеам) is most common in Bangladesh. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 115,988th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,832,423 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Seam are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Seam is also the 140,149th most prevalent forename world-wide It is held by 2,724 people.

This last name is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 3,875 people, or 1 in 41,124. Outside of Bangladesh this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.

Seam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Seam has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Seam last name declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seyam8911,131/
Seham89950/
Sheam89911/
Seeam89629/
Seiam89605/
Seaum89541/
Seame89124/
Sejam89107/
Seuam8942/
Sieam8914/
Seamg892/
Seamn892/
Sceam891/
Sam86512,743/
Sem8671,262/
Sehaim80197/
Seasim8058/
Sheham8025/
Seyame8018/
Sheyam8017/
Seuyam8011/
Seyiam809/
Seeiam804/
Seeyam804/
Sejjam804/
Sseeam804/
Seyyam803/
Seejam803/
Saieam803/
Seameh802/
Sajeam801/
Sheiam801/
Shejam801/
Sheamh801/
Soyeam801/
Sehiam801/
Seyham801/
Shieam801/
Seeamn801/
Sieiam801/
Seyaum801/
Seijam801/
Sheamn801/
Seaeam801/
Sheeam801/
Seahom800/
Sehaum800/
Siam7579,012/
Syam7548,672/
Sham7538,625/
Seme7528,664/
Sean7521,515/
Saim7518,049/
Same7515,460/
Shem756,454/
Sahm755,008/
Seim754,894/
Saam753,681/
Saem753,297/
Saum752,876/
Siem752,714/
Seum752,380/
Sjam751,724/
Samm751,500/
Seem751,324/
Semm751,102/
Samh751,084/
Samt75660/
Syem75656/
Sehm75627/
Saym75410/
Seym75357/
Samd75329/
Samn75290/
Soem75275/
Suem75136/
Ssam75128/
Geam75118/
Semh75112/
Scam7596/
Semt7591/
Szem7576/
Sgam7564/
Jeam7563/
Szam7539/
Sjem7537/
Hsam7527/
Satm7526/
Samg7525/
Saïm7513/
Jsem7512/
Sesm7512/
Samq759/
Sasm758/
Jsam758/
Ssem757/
Sajm756/
Semd755/
Hsem754/
Ceam752/
Zeam752/
Scem751/
Samì751/
Sxam751/
Seom751/
Sgem751/
Sxem751/
Zsam751/
Xsem751/
Sheiham7315/
Saijeam736/
Seahome731/
Shehamt731/
Shieyam731/
Seejeam731/
Sehyame731/
Sheeyam731/
Shehame730/
Seahohm730/
Shyam67108,515/
Siame6761,722/
Seang6754,433/
Saumd6738,724/
Samng6732,962/
Sayem6732,645/
Soyam6720,182/
Siyam6718,513/
Siham6715,780/
Sayam6715,600/
Syiem6712,795/
Seyum6711,872/
Sayim675,360/
Shame674,518/
Seane673,960/
Cheam673,495/
Saham673,340/
Suiam672,732/
Shean672,539/
Satim672,365/
Shiam672,036/
Sejan671,982/
Samne671,885/
Sasim671,694/
Shaim671,650/
Shahm671,510/
Samme671,482/
Sehan671,386/
Sajim671,348/
Shaam671,346/
Saiem671,333/
Sheme671,305/
Sesme671,166/
Siiam671,144/
Sağım671,020/
Seçim67852/
Sajem67843/
Seome67793/
Sheum67762/
Setim67598/
Seeme67573/
Siyem67553/
Jeyam67537/
Suyam67483/
Shaum67478/
Sijam67434/
Seime67432/
Shemm67378/
Sajam67377/
Satem67328/
Seume67313/
Hsham67308/
Sajum67297/
Seyan67283/
Shaym67283/
Saiam67275/
Shhem67265/
Syamd67262/
Semme67260/
Sahum67234/
Seian67234/
Samnt67193/
Setem67184/
Sammt67184/
Sayum67183/
Sieme67181/
Saium67179/
Scham67173/
Sheem67171/
Sheim67162/
Schem67161/
Siaam67158/
Saame67157/
Hsean67155/
Sasym67154/
Seant67134/
Sejim67133/
Sitem67121/
Soyem67120/
Syiam67115/
Sayom67113/
Sisem67104/
Scaum6792/
Samdh6787/
Geame6771/
Seahn6761/
Sesem6750/
Saaim6748/
Sujam6748/
Gejam6748/
Shiem6746/
Siemt6744/
Seyom6743/
Suyem6742/
Secim6740/
Sasem6738/
Shaem6736/
Sajmh6736/
Sijem6732/
Seium6732/
Sacim6731/
Scaim6731/
Shamt6730/
Sjaam6728/
Zeame6728/
Sciam6723/
Sayym6722/
Samgh6722/
Geyam6722/
Syaam6721/
Szeim6720/
Shamm6719/
Sehom6719/
Saiim6719/
Sjiem6718/
Shamd6717/
Sjiam6716/
Hsyam6716/
Seyem6716/
Syham6715/
Shsam6715/
Shoem6714/
Jejam6714/
Shamh6714/
Sağam6714/
Sojem6713/
Jeame6713/
Siean6712/
Shatm6712/
Jseem6711/
Sacem6711/
Sahym6711/
Shamn6710/
Sheym679/
Seann679/
Jsaum679/
Seemh679/
Syamm678/
Syyam678/
Syame678/
Seňan678/
Shamg678/
Sammd677/
Hseem677/
Samnd677/
Sejem677/
Souem676/
Soiem676/
Hssam676/
Soiam676/
Seoum676/
Seiom676/
Hsiem675/
Seean675/
Sajom675/
Zeyam675/
Saiym675/
Hsaam675/
Saymn674/
Saumm674/
Saitm674/
Sawem674/
Seyme674/
Shamq674/
Shjam674/
Sesim674/
Sowem674/
Jshem674/
Saimn673/
Shzam673/
Saimm673/
Hsaim673/
Sytem673/
Sesmt673/
Jsamk673/
Sojam672/
Sheom672/
Shasm672/
Seemm672/
Seism672/
Ssyam672/
Saamm672/
Jsham672/
Hshem672/
Sjean672/
Shham672/
Shemn672/
Seand672/
Secem672/
Suiem672/
Shajm672/
Ssiam672/
Sseme672/
Saysm672/
Samdt672/
Samhe672/
Shemh672/
Syahm672/
Jeahm672/
Samgk672/
Scamm671/
Shyem671/
Saamd671/
Sausm671/
Sattm671/
Samck671/
Ceamt671/
Jsiam671/
Gieam671/
Zsehm671/
Soehm671/
Shuem671/
Siamd671/
Siiem671/
Shemd671/
Seohm671/
Seumg671/
Syasm671/
Szamm671/
Ssham671/
Sehym671/
Seuim671/
Sieom671/
Saaam671/
Hsiam671/
Samÿn671/
Jssam671/
Zeaam671/
Soemh671/
Settm671/
Shemq671/
Siaym671/
Saimd671/
Sa'am671/
Sambp671/
Samhd671/
Sceem671/
Sceme671/
Sayèm671/
Se'an671/
Semmt671/
Semhe671/
Djeam671/
Siahm671/
Samtt671/
Samhh671/
Jsahm671/
Sxham671/
Seeom671/
Seiem671/
Saumn671/
Seiym671/
Semhk671/
Semjs671/
Semmd671/
Saemh671/
Saamh671/
Zsamm671/
Zseem671/
Zsiam671/
Jeamt671/
Jsemh671/
Hsemh671/
Sjaim670/
Suemm670/
Sathm670/
Seuan670/
Scesm670/
Saehm670/
Shemk670/
Sciem670/

Seam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seam in the Hindi language
सेामseama92.86
सेमsema7.14
Seam in the Russian language
Сеамseam-

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Footnotes

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