Seff Surname

528,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Seff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3861:939,01370,219
Indonesia871:1,520,106102,006
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
England231:2,422,52489,093
France211:3,162,987209,042
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales61:261,4039,165
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Šeff (1) are calculated separately.

Seff (112) may also be a first name.

Seff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seff (Russian: Сефф) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Šeff. Click here for other potential spellings of Seff.

How Common Is The Last Name Seff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 528,890th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 11,907,755 people. The last name Seff is predominantly 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. It is also the 885,979th most numerous forename at a global level, held by 112 people.

The surname Seff is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 386 people, or 1 in 939,013. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 31 percent are found, Maryland, where 18 percent are found and Florida, where 12 percent are found. Other than The United States Seff occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 14 percent are found and Argentina, where 4 percent are found.

Seff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Seff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seff surname rose 990 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Seff are 27.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šeff921/
Sheff891,643/
Sieff89429/
Seiff89277/
Seeff89102/
Seyff8921/
Seuff8913/
Szeff893/
Sceff891/
Seffe891/
Sefft891/
Seaff890/
Sef863,000/
Scheff801,627/
Sheaff80554/
Seiffe80183/
Shieff80135/
Szeffs80108/
Sheiff8068/
Sheffe8051/
Szeiff8038/
Sheffs8019/
Szieff807/
Seaffe800/
Seif75156,343/
Jeff758,379/
Sief756,226/
Seef752,148/
Seaf751,704/
Sefe751,516/
Shef751,311/
Zeff75909/
Ssef75563/
Siff75558/
Seyf75482/
Szef7594/
Sefz7522/
Ceff7520/
Geff7512/
Seft758/
Sjef755/
Sgef754/
Sejf753/
Sedf753/
Xsef753/
Seuf752/
Sepf751/
Scef751/
Säff751/
Setf751/
Sefh751/
Sefp751/
Sefs751/
Sehf751/
Sesf751/
Hsef751/
Scheffs73311/
Scheiff73287/
Scheeff73259/
Sheaffe73138/
Schefft7366/
Schepff7321/
Schieff7320/
Scheffz734/
Shcheff731/
Sheiffs731/
Sheeffe730/
Scheaff730/
Seife6715,181/
Jeffs679,135/
Seyfe679,132/
Cheff67973/
Shiff67819/
Sheaf67517/
Geffe67415/
Sheef67292/
Sifft67177/
Zieff67174/
Jeffe67166/
Zeeff67153/
Saiff67139/
Sheft67134/
Schef67111/
Szeif67107/
Szefs67107/
Geffs6792/
Shief6774/
Seidf6762/
Siefe6736/
Zeiff6731/
Siffe6723/
Shefe6717/
Sheif6715/
Seefe678/
Szepf678/
Hseef677/
Jzsef676/
Shepf676/
Seift676/
Seafe675/
Sciff675/
Szyff675/
Sziff675/
Sseif674/
Seifs674/
Sheuf674/
Zeffe673/
Ceffe673/
Shyff673/
Jeeff672/
Sgeef672/
Djeff672/
Gieff671/
Sceif671/
Sheyf671/
Seifh671/
Syffe671/
Seeft671/
Soiff671/
Sieffová671/
Seefh671/
Seifp671/
Shedf671/
Sefph671/
Jzeff671/
Jsefh671/
Jefft670/
Sieft670/
Sceft670/
Xeiff670/
Siefs670/
Zefft670/
Scheaffe670/

Seff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seff in the Russian language
Сеффseff-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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