Seetah Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Seetah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seetah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius1771:7,3071,515
England81:6,964,757184,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Seetah (353) may also be a first name.

Seetah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seetah is found most in Mauritius. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Seetah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,235,409th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Seetah reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean. Seetah is also the 463,770th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 353 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Mauritius, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 7,307. In Mauritius it is most common in: Rivière du Rempart District, where 62 percent reside, Flacq District, where 37 percent reside and Moka District, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritius Seetah exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and Italy, where 1 percent reside.

Seetah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Seetah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seetah surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheetah921/
Seetoh831,994/
Seetahaih80354/
Saeedtaha804/
Sheheta77154/
Seeyota7721/
Saeetay771/
Seutaah771/
Sehatah771/
Seiyeta771/
Syedtah771/
Seeitay771/
Saeedthaha751/
Geeta733,093/
Seuta73527/
Sieta73428/
Seota73152/
Syeta732/
Shehatah71623/
Seeyotha7119/
Sheheata712/
Saeedtaj711/
Jsgeetha711/
Geetha675,866/
Sehata671,280/
Saheta67119/
Sietas67109/
Sehota6768/
Seheto6741/
Siesta6733/
Syesta6729/
Syetta6725/
Shieta6722/
Seotho6719/
Geetaa6717/
Syitah6717/
Sietoa6714/
Sehita676/
Sietta676/
Sietho676/
Seutea675/
Sietap674/
Geetay674/
Saeita673/
Shyeta672/
Soeita671/
Dgeeta671/
Geeita671/
Geetai671/
Geetta671/
Shgeta671/
Seeeto671/
Shehattah671/
Seitoh671/
Sietea671/
Sietaz671/
Seutha671/
Soatah671/

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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 Seetah
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