Seew Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Seew Surname Definition:

“Wolf” in Hebrew. Animal sacred to Tribe of Benjamin. Also written Sieff and Sive.

Seew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Taiwan281:837,3125,934
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Seew (552) may also be a first name.

Seew Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Wolf” in Hebrew. Animal sacred to Tribe of Benjamin. Also written Sieff and Sive.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Seew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seew is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seew? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,237,939th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. Seew is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Seew live; 39 percent live in East Asia and 39 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 358,282nd most frequently held first name globally It is held by 552 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 6,380,139. In Pakistan Seew is most numerous in: Sindh, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 39 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.

Seew Last Name Statistics demography

Seew earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 121.13% more than the national average, earning R 525,492 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sseew8977/
Hseew8964/
Seewe8925/
Sheew8919/
Jseew896/
Seejw892/
Seehw891/
Sew863,508/
Scheew8058/
Sheejw8018/
Saheew808/
Seeeew806/
Hsheew805/
Sheeww802/
Sheehw801/
Shehew800/
Siew7517,169/
Shew754,043/
Sewe753,384/
Seef752,148/
Sefe751,516/
Seeb75138/
Seev75118/
Seaw75109/
Jeew7535/
Szew7530/
Seuw7512/
Zeew756/
Seiw754/
Seww751/
Sevw751/
Xeew751/
Scheewe73240/
Geeseew731/
Shaheew731/
Seebowa731/
Seife6715,181/
Seyfe679,132/
Siewe676,703/
Szews67507/
Sheef67292/
Shiew67220/
Sheeb67170/
Sheev67120/
Szewe67109/
Seeff67102/
Schew6757/
Hseeb6741/
Sephe6741/
Siefe6736/
Seebh6729/
Shefe6717/
Seiwe6716/
Jheew6714/
Shewe6713/
Seefe678/
Hseef677/
Seafe675/
Cheew674/
Jeesw673/
Sehev673/
Sgeef672/
Sheaw672/
Jeejw672/
Jeeww672/
Hjeew672/
Hsiew672/
Seisw671/
Sheiw671/
Seevs671/
Seeft671/
Shews671/
Zeeww671/
Seffe671/
Seeph671/
Sjiew671/
Sewhe671/
Sewsz671/
Jehew671/
Sseebowa671/
Ssewe671/
Seefh671/
Szewz671/
Seawe671/
Zheew671/
Zeewh671/
Djeew671/
Sheuw670/
Scews670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seew
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