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 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
| 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
- 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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