Seel Surname
Approximately 9,341 people bear this surname
Seel Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the sele,' i.e. Sale, which see. A variant. Just as Sale is found as Sales, so Seal has become Seals, (a) Local, 'of Seal,' parishes in Leicestershire, Surrey, and Kent.
John atte Sele, Close Rolls, 20 Edward III.
Read More About This SurnameSeel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,688 | 1:14,154 | 1,837 |
| United States | 1,619 | 1:223,878 | 21,670 |
| India | 467 | 1:1,642,538 | 60,051 |
| England | 439 | 1:126,920 | 12,677 |
| France | 272 | 1:244,201 | 37,781 |
| Canada | 163 | 1:226,047 | 21,702 |
| Austria | 118 | 1:72,165 | 11,006 |
| Belgium | 104 | 1:110,545 | 16,500 |
| Argentina | 69 | 1:619,470 | 43,674 |
| Luxembourg | 50 | 1:11,611 | 2,029 |
| Australia | 48 | 1:562,410 | 41,290 |
| Scotland | 43 | 1:124,507 | 7,876 |
| Wales | 39 | 1:79,347 | 6,699 |
| New Zealand | 30 | 1:150,944 | 17,319 |
| Russia | 29 | 1:4,969,761 | 222,297 |
| Pakistan | 25 | 1:7,145,755 | 40,003 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 296 | 1:82,349 | 8,789 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 273 | 1:183,951 | 16,312 |
The alternate forms: Şeel (1) are calculated separately.
Seel (1,027) may also be a first name.
Seel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the sele,' i.e. Sale, which see. A variant. Just as Sale is found as Sales, so Seal has become Seals, (a) Local, 'of Seal,' parishes in Leicestershire, Surrey, and Kent.
John atte Sele, Close Rolls, 20 Edward III.
1574. Richard Seale, Warwickshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1689. Buried — Jane Seale: St. Mary Aldermary.
1789. Married — William Seels and Ann Teeboe: St. George, Hanover Square.
= Seal(e, q.v.
From Seal, name of parishes cos. Kent, Leicester, Surrey, and Sussex; from Anglo-Saxon sel, a seat, hall, manor-house, mansion.
The Seals of the Derby district may hail originally from Seal, a Leicestershire parish close to the Derbyshire border.
Seel Demographics
Average Male Seel Height
178.83 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Seel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Seel (Hindi: सील, Russian: Сеель) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Şeel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 54,461st most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 780,168 people. The last name Seel is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Seel reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 250,393rd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 1,027 people.
It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 5,688 people, or 1 in 14,154. In Germany Seel is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 18 percent live, Hesse, where 16 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent live. Aside from Germany Seel exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Seel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Seel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 593 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 148 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 860 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 3,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Seel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Seel surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Seel are 21.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.95% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Seel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.25% more than the national average, earning 381,555 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.86% less than the national average, earning R 135,792 per year; in United States they earn 12.92% more than the national average, earning $48,726 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.91% less than the national average, earning $45,258 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seel in the Hindi language | ||
| सील | sila | - |
| Seel in the Russian language | ||
| Сеель | seel | - |
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