Seema Surname
Approximately 18,588 people bear this surname
Seema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6,780 | 1:7,991 | 1,010 |
| India | 3,809 | 1:201,382 | 12,074 |
| Bangladesh | 3,334 | 1:47,797 | 2,658 |
| Pakistan | 2,577 | 1:69,322 | 2,521 |
| Botswana | 524 | 1:4,174 | 616 |
| Lesotho | 514 | 1:3,954 | 754 |
| Thailand | 405 | 1:174,416 | 28,221 |
| Kenya | 207 | 1:223,091 | 15,759 |
| Maldives | 145 | 1:2,787 | 272 |
| Estonia | 73 | 1:18,107 | 3,073 |
| United States | 54 | 1:6,712,202 | 314,667 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Seema (746,580) may also be a first name.
Seema Demographics
Average Seema Salary in
United States
$40,158 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Seema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Seema (Arabic: سيمة, Bengali: সীমা, Dhivehi: ސީމ, Hindi: सीमा, Marathi: शेटे, Oriya: ସୀମା, Tibetan: སི་མ་) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Seema? popularity and diffusion
The surname Seema is the 28,898th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 392,056 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Seema are found; 53 percent are found in South Asia and 42 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,271st most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 746,580 people.
The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 6,780 people, or 1 in 7,991. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 44 percent reside, Limpopo, where 36 percent reside and North West, where 8 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 18 percent reside.
Seema Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Seema are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the party.
The amount Seema earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 32.73% less than the national average, earning R 159,852 per year and in United States they earn 6.93% less than the national average, earning $40,158 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seema in the Hindi language | ||
| सीमा | sima | 99.53 |
| सिमा | sima | 0.41 |
| शीमा | sima | 0.01 |
| सीम | sima | 0.01 |
| सी्मा | sima | 0 |
| रीमा | rima | 0 |
| सीेमा | siema | 0 |
| नीमा | nima | 0 |
| शिमा | sima | 0 |
| सामा | sama | 0 |
| सोमा | soma | 0 |
| सेमा | sema | 0 |
| सीमा़ | sima | 0 |
| Seema in the Bengali language | ||
| সীমা | sima | 97.7 |
| সিমা | sima | 2.3 |
| Seema in the Tibetan language | ||
| སི་མ་ | sima | 93.33 |
| ཤི་མ་ | shima | 6.67 |
| Seema in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୀମା | sima | 78.86 |
| ସିମା | sima | 14.69 |
| େବେହରା | ebehara | 2.89 |
| ଶିମା | sima | 0.45 |
| ଶୀମା | sima | 0.22 |
| ସୀମ | sima | 0.07 |
| ସାମା | sama | 0.07 |
| େସମା | esama | 0.07 |
| Seema in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ސީމ | sim | 75 |
| ުސީމާ | usima | 25 |
| Seema in the Marathi language | ||
| शेटे | sete | 52.8 |
| शेषेराव | seserava | 7.45 |
| शेरे | sere | 6.83 |
| शेले | sele | 3.11 |
| सॅमसन | semasana | 3.11 |
| शेरेकर | serekara | 3.11 |
| सुलेमान | sulemana | 3.11 |
| शेडे | sede | 3.11 |
| सेम | sema | 1.24 |
| सेमा | sema | 0.62 |
| Seema in the Arabic language | ||
| سيمة | symt | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seema
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