Seemann Surname

27,952nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Seemann Surname Definition:

(German) One who worked on a ship, a sailor; descendant of Simon (gracious hearing), or Sigiman (victory, man).

Seemann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,8751:5,802699
United States1,5101:240,03922,950
Brazil1,1631:184,0717,115
Austria5721:14,8872,199
Poland3281:115,88017,353
France3171:209,53532,567
Denmark2301:24,5422,508
Canada1941:189,92618,713
Switzerland1561:52,6476,881
Czechia1411:75,41512,659
Chile1291:136,5624,806
Mexico881:1,410,52515,733
Hungary701:140,23312,855
Netherlands621:272,37433,874
England551:1,013,05650,089
Sweden441:223,79015,522
Australia391:692,19746,687
Norway371:138,98117,684
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Greece161:692,48777,522
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guam11:160,1214,893
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2501:200,87517,457

Seemann 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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Seemann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seemann is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seemann? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 27,952nd most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 378,968 people. The last name Seemann occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Seemann are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Seemann is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 13,875 people, or 1 in 5,802. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 58 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Seemann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Seemann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seemann last name grew 604 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seemann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Seemann last name are 19.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Seemann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.02% less than the national average, earning 301,031 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.86% more than the national average, earning R 341,856 per year; in United States they earn 7.05% more than the national average, earning $46,192 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.23% more than the national average, earning $56,752 CAD per year.

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