Sean Surname
Approximately 21,515 people bear this surname
Sean Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 16,396 | 1:945 | 249 |
| United States | 1,174 | 1:308,738 | 28,337 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Malaysia | 300 | 1:98,314 | 6,771 |
| Ivory Coast | 298 | 1:77,420 | 4,244 |
| Australia | 261 | 1:103,432 | 11,643 |
| Indonesia | 252 | 1:524,798 | 42,627 |
| United Arab Emirates | 203 | 1:45,134 | 4,555 |
| Afghanistan | 201 | 1:159,966 | 3,334 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| England | 169 | 1:329,693 | 24,334 |
| India | 159 | 1:4,824,311 | 122,508 |
| China | 137 | 1:9,980,449 | 628 |
| Canada | 128 | 1:287,856 | 26,805 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| Haiti | 81 | 1:131,900 | 5,863 |
| Ireland | 80 | 1:58,862 | 3,980 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Iran | 62 | 1:1,238,428 | 52,776 |
| Israel | 61 | 1:140,289 | 14,966 |
| France | 51 | 1:1,302,406 | 132,002 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Kenya | 48 | 1:962,081 | 34,106 |
| Russia | 42 | 1:3,431,501 | 177,080 |
| Thailand | 39 | 1:1,811,240 | 225,763 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Venezuela | 16 | 1:1,887,755 | 23,347 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 85 | 1:590,808 | 39,807 |
The alternate forms: Seán (3) are calculated separately.
Sean (701,772) may also be a first name.
Sean Demographics
Average Male Sean Height
176.36 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sean Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sean Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sean (Hindi: सेान, Marathi: सेन, Oriya: ଉଗେସନ) is held by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Seán. Click here for other possible spellings of Sean.
How Common Is The Last Name Sean? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 25,083rd most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 338,719 people. Sean is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Sean reside; 79 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 76 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 1,376th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 701,772 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Cambodia, where it is carried by 16,396 people, or 1 in 945. In Cambodia Sean is most prevalent in: Kandal Province, where 10 percent live, Takéo Province, where 10 percent live and Phnom Penh, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Cambodia Sean occurs in 106 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and Bangladesh, where 2 percent live.
Sean Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sean has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sean surname rose 1,381 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 704 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 110 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sean Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Sean surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Sean last name are 4.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.86% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sean earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.84% less than the national average, earning $37,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.66% more than the national average, earning $58,954 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sean Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sean in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉଗେସନ | ugesana | - |
| Sean in the Hindi language | ||
| सेान | seana | 77.78 |
| सेन | sena | 11.11 |
| सॅां | seam | 11.11 |
| Sean in the Marathi language | ||
| सेन | sena | 41.18 |
| सन | sana | 35.29 |
| शान | sana | 11.76 |
| सेआन | se'ana | 5.88 |
| सेअन | se'ana | 5.88 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sean
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