Seff Surname
Approximately 612 people bear this surname
Seff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 386 | 1:939,013 | 70,219 |
| Indonesia | 87 | 1:1,520,106 | 102,006 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
The alternate forms: Šeff (1) are calculated separately.
Seff (112) may also be a first name.
Seff Demographics
Average Seff Salary in
United States
$59,519 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Seff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Seff (Russian: Сефф) occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant: Šeff. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seff? popularity and diffusion
Seff is the 528,890th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,907,755 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Seff are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Seff is also the 885,979th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 112 people.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 386 people, or 1 in 939,013. In The United States Seff is most prevalent in: New York, where 31 percent live, Maryland, where 18 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and Argentina, where 4 percent live.
Seff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Seff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 990 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Seff Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Seff surname are 27.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80.36% registered with the political party.
The amount Seff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 224.53% more than the national average, earning R 771,216 per year; in United States they earn 37.94% more than the national average, earning $59,519 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.29% more than the national average, earning $61,254 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šeff | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sheff | 89 | 1,643 | / |
| Sieff | 89 | 429 | / |
| Seiff | 89 | 277 | / |
| Seeff | 89 | 102 | / |
| Seyff | 89 | 21 | / |
| Seuff | 89 | 13 | / |
| Szeff | 89 | 3 | / |
| Sceff | 89 | 1 | / |
| Seffe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sefft | 89 | 1 | / |
| Seaff | 89 | 0 | / |
| Sef | 86 | 3,000 | / |
| Scheff | 80 | 1,627 | / |
| Sheaff | 80 | 554 | / |
| Seiffe | 80 | 183 | / |
| Shieff | 80 | 135 | / |
| Szeffs | 80 | 108 | / |
| Sheiff | 80 | 68 | / |
| Sheffe | 80 | 51 | / |
| Szeiff | 80 | 38 | / |
| Sheffs | 80 | 19 | / |
| Szieff | 80 | 7 | / |
| Seaffe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Seif | 75 | 156,343 | / |
| Jeff | 75 | 8,379 | / |
| Sief | 75 | 6,226 | / |
| Seef | 75 | 2,148 | / |
| Seaf | 75 | 1,704 | / |
| Sefe | 75 | 1,516 | / |
| Shef | 75 | 1,311 | / |
| Zeff | 75 | 909 | / |
| Ssef | 75 | 563 | / |
| Siff | 75 | 558 | / |
| Seyf | 75 | 482 | / |
| Szef | 75 | 94 | / |
| Sefz | 75 | 22 | / |
| Ceff | 75 | 20 | / |
| Geff | 75 | 12 | / |
| Seft | 75 | 8 | / |
| Sjef | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sgef | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sejf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sedf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Xsef | 75 | 3 | / |
| Seuf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sepf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Säff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Setf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sefh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sefp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sefs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sehf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sesf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hsef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scheffs | 73 | 311 | / |
| Scheiff | 73 | 287 | / |
| Scheeff | 73 | 259 | / |
| Sheaffe | 73 | 138 | / |
| Schefft | 73 | 66 | / |
| Schepff | 73 | 21 | / |
| Schieff | 73 | 20 | / |
| Scheffz | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shcheff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sheiffs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sheeffe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Scheaff | 73 | 0 | / |
| Seife | 67 | 15,181 | / |
| Jeffs | 67 | 9,135 | / |
| Seyfe | 67 | 9,132 | / |
| Cheff | 67 | 973 | / |
| Shiff | 67 | 819 | / |
| Sheaf | 67 | 517 | / |
| Geffe | 67 | 415 | / |
| Sheef | 67 | 292 | / |
| Sifft | 67 | 177 | / |
| Zieff | 67 | 174 | / |
| Jeffe | 67 | 166 | / |
| Zeeff | 67 | 153 | / |
| Saiff | 67 | 139 | / |
| Sheft | 67 | 134 | / |
| Schef | 67 | 111 | / |
| Szeif | 67 | 107 | / |
| Szefs | 67 | 107 | / |
| Geffs | 67 | 92 | / |
| Shief | 67 | 74 | / |
| Seidf | 67 | 62 | / |
| Siefe | 67 | 36 | / |
| Zeiff | 67 | 31 | / |
| Siffe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Shefe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sheif | 67 | 15 | / |
| Seefe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Szepf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hseef | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jzsef | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shepf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Seift | 67 | 6 | / |
| Seafe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sciff | 67 | 5 | / |
| Szyff | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sziff | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sseif | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seifs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sheuf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zeffe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ceffe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shyff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jeeff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sgeef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djeff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gieff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sceif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seifh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Syffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seeft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sieffová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seefh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seifp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shedf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jzeff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jsefh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jefft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sieft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sceft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Xeiff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Siefs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Zefft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Scheaffe | 67 | 0 | / |
Seff Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seff in the Russian language | ||
| Сефф | seff | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seff
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