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 surname Seew is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Seew.

How Common Is The Last Name Seew? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,237,939th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. It occurs predominantly 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 common first name at a global level It is held by 552 people.

The last name Seew is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 6,380,139. In Pakistan Seew is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 100 percent are found. Besides Pakistan Seew exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 39 percent are found and South Africa, where 17 percent are found.

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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