Seems Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Seems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Seems (55) may also be a first name.

Seems Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seems occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seems? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Seems reside; 41 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Seems is also the 1,336,256th most common first name globally It is held by 55 people.

The surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,876,353. In The Netherlands Seems is primarily concentrated in: Limburg, where 100 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 36 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Seems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Seems has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Seems last name contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seems Last Name Statistics demography

Seems earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 1.6% less than the national average, earning $48,889 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seemse911/
Sems89244/
Scheems8311/
Sheemsh831/
Siems804,745/
Shems80352/
Seims80275/
Seams80131/
Seens8083/
Jeems8043/
Seyms8017/
Semms809/
Semse807/
Saems806/
Semsh806/
Seemz804/
Soems803/
Seums802/
Ceems801/
Semsė801/
Syems800/
Shaheems771/
Semsch73575/
Sheens7384/
Shemse7349/
Siemms7335/
Shemms7312/
Schems7311/
Siemss738/
Siehms738/
Cheems732/
Siemns731/
Seamse731/
Seense731/
Semsse731/
Syiems730/
Sheams730/
Seymms730/
Sims67172,096/
Sams6728,053/
Sens675,710/
Jems673,627/
Syms671,977/
Gems671,568/
Soms671,057/
Şems6749/
Zems6729/
Shemshe6720/
Chehems673/
Cems673/
Semš672/
Semz672/
Showems671/
Síms671/
Semsova671/
Scheens671/
Siejams671/
Schemss670/

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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
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seems
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