Seeff Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Seeff Surname Definition:

“Wolf” in Hebrew. Animal sacred to Tribe of Benjamin. Also written Sieff and Sive.

Seeff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
England211:2,653,24194,788
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Seeff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Wolf” in Hebrew. Animal sacred to Tribe of Benjamin. Also written Sieff and Sive.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Seeff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seeff occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Seeff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seeff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Seeff is the 1,828,462nd most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The last name Seeff occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Seeff reside; 52 percent reside in Southern Africa and 52 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 1,022,221. In South Africa Seeff is most common in: Gauteng, where 66 percent reside, Western Cape, where 26 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent reside. Besides South Africa Seeff exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Seeff Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Seeff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 6.25% less than the national average, earning R 222,792 per year and in United States they earn 47.04% more than the national average, earning $63,446 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seef892,148/
Seff89612/
Scheeff83259/
Sheeffe830/
Sheff801,643/
Sieff80429/
Sheef80292/
Seiff80277/
Zeeff80153/
Sueff80101/
Seyff8021/
Seuff8013/
Seyef809/
Seefe808/
Hseef807/
Szeff803/
Jeeff802/
Sgeef802/
Sceff801/
Seeft801/
Seffe801/
Seefh801/
Sefft801/
Seaff800/
Sef753,000/
Seyefe732,254/
Scheff731,627/
Scheef73561/
Sheaff73554/
Sayeef73464/
Seiffe73183/
Shieff73135/
Szeffs73108/
Sheiff7368/
Sheffe7351/
Shaeff7346/
Szeiff7338/
Sheffs7319/
Sajeef739/
Soueff738/
Szieff737/
Shoeff735/
Sheefe734/
Sajeff734/
Saieef734/
Sheefh733/
Seefhh732/
Sheetf731/
Sheief731/
Sheefs731/
Soheef731/
Seuffe731/
Sujeef731/
Sseefe731/
Seaffe730/
Sehaff730/
Seyoff730/
Schoeyeff710/
Seif67156,343/
Jeff678,379/
Sief676,226/
Suef672,932/
Seaf671,704/
Saef671,571/
Sefe671,516/
Shef671,311/
Zeff67909/
Ssef67563/
Siff67558/
Seyf67482/
Schoeff67419/
Scheffs67311/
Scheiff67287/
Schaeff67226/
Zeef67171/
Sheaffe67138/
Seeb67138/
Seev67118/
Jeef6798/
Szef6794/
Seew6772/
Schefft6766/
Scheefe6754/
Soef6745/
Sefz6722/
Schepff6721/
Schieff6720/
Ceff6720/
Geff6712/
Syef6710/
Xeef679/
Seft678/
Sjef675/
Scheffz674/
Sgef674/
Sejf673/
Sedf673/
Xsef673/
Seuf672/
Scheepf671/
Sheheef671/
Sepf671/
Shieaff671/
Šeff671/
Shajeef671/
Shaweef671/
Shcheff671/
Scef671/
Säff671/
Setf671/
Sefh671/
Sefp671/
Sefs671/
Sehf671/
Sesf671/
Sheiffs671/
Hsef671/
Seihoff670/
Scheaff670/

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seeff
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