Seath Surname

239,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Seath Surname Definition:

Surnames current in Fifet Forms of Shiach, which see. The names have no connection with Biblical Seth. Alexander Seath died in Portobello, 1942. Saythe 1597.

Seath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4431:12,0851,619
England4331:128,67912,798
Australia2541:106,28211,916
United States2311:1,569,086105,843
Canada1451:254,10824,080
New Zealand901:50,3158,125
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
India181:42,614,743461,117
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2911:12,8631,519
England1671:145,96013,001
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Seath (792) may also be a first name.

Seath Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Surnames current in Fifet Forms of Shiach, which see. The names have no connection with Biblical Seth. Alexander Seath died in Portobello, 1942. Saythe 1597.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Dweller at a Pit or Pool [Old English séað] (Hebrew) = Seth, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Seath Last Name Facts

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

Seath (Hindi: सेठ, Marathi: शेठ, Oriya: େସତ) is found most in Scotland. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Seath click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seath? popularity and diffusion

The surname Seath is the 239,622nd most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,361,188 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Seath live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 291,086th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 792 people.

The surname Seath is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is carried by 443 people, or 1 in 12,085. In Scotland Seath is mostly found in: Fife, where 55 percent live, City of Edinburgh, where 6 percent live and North Lanarkshire, where 4 percent live. Barring Scotland it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

Seath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Seath has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Seath last name grew 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 259 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 453 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seath Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Seath surname are 31.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Seath earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 42.39% more than the national average, earning R 338,364 per year; in United States they earn 13.77% more than the national average, earning $49,090 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.12% more than the national average, earning $64,150 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheath911,226/
Seateh915/
Seasth913/
Sehath912/
Seathe911/
Seatch910/
Seth89205,576/
Sath891,755/
Seat891,456/
Shehath8310/
Seehath831/
Sathe8098,262/
Sheth8038,646/
Sehat802,274/
Seith801,862/
Saith801,531/
Seate801,418/
Sethe801,051/
Seats801,049/
Shath80509/
Sheat80282/
Sahth80213/
Saath80189/
Seeth80176/
Setch80135/
Seyat80105/
Sauth8099/
Sedth8099/
Sieth8097/
Sejat8065/
Seatz8064/
Satch8059/
Øseth8046/
Seyth8042/
Åseth8028/
Satıh8024/
Seuth8011/
Sathh8011/
Setth8010/
Satsh8010/
Sethh808/
Satth808/
Seths806/
Sayth805/
Geath805/
Zeath804/
Seatt803/
Seiat803/
Setht802/
Ceath801/
Sadth801/
Saths801/
Hseth801/
Seadh801/
Seast801/
Sethı801/
Sehth801/
Sjeth800/
Sheejath771/
Sat75127,112/
Set7538,928/
Sajith735,367/
Shaath734,887/
Shathe732,386/
Sheats731,899/
Shethe73627/
Seuthe73624/
Sajath73598/
Siyath73535/
Sceats73273/
Shehat73219/
Håseth73140/
Saitch73133/
Seithe73104/
Sujath7383/
Øxseth7375/
Shaith7373/
Saathe7370/
Seatts7369/
Satthe7362/
Schath7348/
Sheith7337/
Sheuat7333/
Seetch7332/
Seyhat7331/
Sahath7330/
Sayuth7322/
Sheeth7321/
Seethe7318/
Sasthe7317/
Sajeth7316/
Saithe7316/
Shaeth7311/
Sayath739/
Sayeth739/
Soedth739/
Sheate738/
Saytch738/
Sethth738/
Shaths737/
Sheatt737/
Setsch736/
Seyate735/
Sathsh734/
Sayith734/
Sijath734/
Seetsh734/
Saiyth733/
Geatch733/
Setthe733/
Soueth733/
Shejat732/
Sojath732/
Seiahd732/
Sheyat732/
Saadth732/
Scetsh732/
Shetch731/
Shehth731/
Sauthe731/
Sathhe731/
Sathth731/
Scauth731/
Shyeth731/
Shetht731/
Shetth731/
Sethte731/
Sehatz731/
Shatsh731/
Shatth731/
Seyatt731/
Sujeth731/
Shieth731/
Shayth731/
Seutch731/
Saieth731/
Sajáth731/
Sehyat731/
Sejats731/
Seeate731/
Sehatt731/
Seidth731/
Saidth731/
Saithh731/
Sajdth731/
Sashth731/
Shhath731/
Shjeat731/
Shadth731/
Scaith730/
Seitch730/
Scheat730/
Seiths730/
Seiatz730/
Sietch730/
Saweth730/
Geathe730/
Sheths730/
Scheth730/
Sheeat730/
Ceatch730/
Saat6719,288/
Sait6713,503/
Saet6713,405/
Seet6712,946/
Sett6710,865/
Sadh679,163/
Sead677,731/
Shet677,611/
Sete676,706/
Siat675,771/
Sith674,539/
Sate673,196/
Shat672,931/
Saut672,807/
Seit671,928/
Satt671,110/
Sahd67934/
Sats67934/
Soet67897/
Suet67851/
Sajeeth67745/
Shujath67642/
Saht67563/
Sha'ath67366/
Sedh67363/
Jath67329/
Zeth67294/
Seyt67267/
Syth67265/
Scat67259/
Schueth67218/
Geth67215/
Shaouth67195/
Sethowa67190/
Shehate67188/
Sest67153/
Siet67152/
Jeth6797/
Geat6793/
Seut6793/
Shajith6791/
Seht6790/
Sajauth6779/
Sujeeth6771/
Šeat6765/
Zath6761/
Sast6742/
Jeat6741/
Schaath6739/
Sáth6738/
Sedt6737/
Szat6736/
Sjøseth6734/
Syet6731/
Sheythe6723/
Soujath6722/
Sajt6718/
Síth6715/
Sashthe6712/
Saajith6712/
Sgat6711/
Shayuth6711/
Hsat6711/
Ceat6710/
Schauth6710/
Shiyath6710/
Sayt677/
Scheuat677/
Ssat677/
Saujath676/
Szet676/
Sadt676/
Scheatz675/
Saththe675/
Setp675/
Sezt675/
Åset675/
Sets674/
Sawetch674/
Shathsh674/
Ceth674/
Sayouth674/
Saït674/
Seutsch673/
Sjat673/
Zeat673/
Hset673/
Sset673/
Sget673/
Shajath672/
Satp672/
Shahath672/
Schieth672/
Satd672/
Satı672/
Sehd672/
Schatch672/
Saiaths672/
Sateher671/
Sahioth671/
Saahath671/
Saajath671/
Sautsch671/
Scheatt671/
Scheuth671/
Sazt671/
Shshath671/
Sethchh671/
Shatthe671/
Schasth671/
Sethová671/
Shaatch671/
Siyethe671/
Shhasth671/
Shouath671/
Sigieth671/
Sahaath671/
Sayooth671/
Saiyoth671/
Scheiat671/
Sheheat671/
Sheidth671/
Jeahteh671/
Jeehath671/
Jsat671/
Schjath670/
Sheeths670/
Scheith670/
Scheats670/
Sheatts670/

Seath Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seath in the Hindi language
सेठsetha-
Seath in the Oriya language
େସତesata-
Seath in the Marathi language
शेठsetha-

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