Seeman Surname
Approximately 5,198 people bear this surname
Seeman Surname Definition:
(German) One who worked on a ship, a sailor; descendant of Simon (gracious hearing), or Sigiman (victory, man).
Seeman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,490 | 1:103,856 | 11,434 |
| Pakistan | 908 | 1:196,744 | 4,839 |
| Canada | 131 | 1:281,264 | 26,302 |
| Estonia | 73 | 1:18,107 | 3,073 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| India | 62 | 1:12,372,022 | 220,417 |
| Czechia | 51 | 1:208,499 | 29,840 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| Sweden | 47 | 1:209,505 | 14,512 |
| Poland | 42 | 1:904,970 | 68,062 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Peru | 24 | 1:1,324,338 | 21,383 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Hungary | 17 | 1:577,428 | 34,558 |
| Ecuador | 16 | 1:994,115 | 14,535 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 457 | 1:109,888 | 10,957 |
The alternate forms: Seemań (1) are calculated separately.
Seeman (18,991) may also be a first name.
Seeman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who worked on a ship, a sailor; descendant of Simon (gracious hearing), or Sigiman (victory, man).
Seeman Demographics
Seeman Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Seeman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seeman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Seeman (Hindi: सीमन, Marathi: सीमान, Russian: Сееман) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Seemań. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Seeman? popularity and diffusion
The last name Seeman is the 92,001st most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,401,990 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Seeman reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 39,319th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 18,991 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3,490 people, or 1 in 103,856. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 12 percent are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.
Seeman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Seeman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Seeman surname expanded 764 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 417 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Seeman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Seeman last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Seeman surname are 12.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.47% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Seeman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 36.32% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,344 per year; in South Africa they earn 52.67% less than the national average, earning R 112,476 per year; in United States they earn 9.93% more than the national average, earning $47,433 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $51,434 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seeman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seeman in the Hindi language | ||
| सीमन | simana | 66.67 |
| सीमान | simana | 33.33 |
| Seeman in the Marathi language | ||
| सीमान | simana | 66.67 |
| समान | samana | 16.67 |
| सीमन | simana | 16.67 |
| Seeman in the Russian language | ||
| Сееман | seeman | - |
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