Seh Surname

42,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Seh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia3,4721:1,270175
Cameroon1,8831:11,0301,483
Benin1,6771:6,163837
Ivory Coast1,6151:14,2861,138
Malaysia1,5681:18,8101,795
India7921:968,51741,286
Thailand2981:237,04140,154
Indonesia2521:524,79842,627
Cambodia2071:74,8172,146
Singapore1971:27,9581,070
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Pakistan691:2,589,04222,337
Ukraine561:812,90581,323
Afghanistan371:869,0058,756
Senegal241:607,4732,395
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Brunei61:69,7881,791
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
England51:11,143,612252,590
Gabon41:472,2983,618
France41:16,605,680368,153
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

The alternate forms: Şeh (58), Šeh (23) & Séh (1) are calculated separately.

Seh (6,851) may also be a first name.

Seh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seh (Hindi: सेह, Marathi: शेख, Oriya: େସହ) is found most in Liberia. It can also occur as: Şeh, Šeh or Séh. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 42,006th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 586,287 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Seh live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 28 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Seh is also the 78,685th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 6,851 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 3,472 people, or 1 in 1,270. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Bomi County, where 44 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 25 percent are found and Grand Cape Mount County, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Liberia it occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 15 percent are found and Benin, where 13 percent are found.

Seh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Seh surname are 2.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.32% being registered with the party.

The amount Seh earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.74% more than the national average, earning $50,372 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.29% more than the national average, earning $60,757 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şeh8958/
Šeh8923/
Séh891/
Sieh8616,131/
Sheh8612,319/
Seph862,267/
Seih862,086/
Seuh861,659/
Sech861,355/
Sedh86363/
Sesh86247/
Serh8687/
Seyh8614/
Sehh868/
Hseh865/
Sjeh864/
Sehp863/
Sejh861/
S'Eh861/
Sehz861/
Sxeh861/
Szeh861/
Jseh861/
Se80164,925/
Hsieh7518,644/
Seiph755,621/
Shieh753,003/
Shesh751,528/
Sheih751,011/
Seach75817/
Siech75625/
Siehr75427/
Seech75317/
Seich75241/
Setch75135/
Shedh7586/
Sheuh7571/
Scheh7558/
Hseih7557/
Scech7554/
Szehr7548/
Øseth7546/
Sheyh7539/
Sherh7536/
Åseth7528/
Hseuh7522/
Shech7519/
Seidh7514/
Sesht759/
Sethh758/
Sheph758/
Shheh758/
Sechh757/
Seedh757/
Seths756/
Hseeh756/
Siehy756/
Sieph755/
Shehh755/
Seeht755/
Scehe754/
Hsheh754/
Seash753/
Secht753/
Sehdd753/
Sgeha753/
Seehy752/
Shejh752/
Setht752/
Seesh752/
Seish752/
Scerh752/
Seahs752/
Seerh752/
Siesh751/
Seadh751/
Seaph751/
Sehhe751/
Sehhs751/
Sehiy751/
Seijh751/
Szceh751/
Seeph751/
Seehe751/
Zsieh751/
Sehst751/
Sehez751/
Sehge751/
Sehrr751/
Serhh751/
Sheht751/
Hsehs751/
Scesh750/
Sehdt750/
Sjeth750/
Sehts750/
Shi6711,390,893/
Sih67735,461/
Sha67551,922/
She67406,704/
See6757,330/
Set6738,928/
Sze6734,983/
Sea6729,136/
Sey6723,866/
Sie6719,731/
Sei6716,059/
Seu6711,763/
Ser679,374/
Sep675,677/
Ceh674,875/
Sed673,902/
Shy673,300/
Ses672,974/
Hse672,331/
Schehr67877/
Søe67479/
Shehee67447/
Sheshh67325/
Sej67289/
Sheach67221/
Åse67215/
Shehez67192/
Sce67187/
Sse67169/
Shesht67156/
Håseth67140/
Syh67107/
Sez6796/
Seç6788/
Sheesh6786/
Jse6759/
Sheych6752/
Schieh6746/
Shecht6745/
Hshieh6740/
Sehaja6736/
Hszieh6732/
Seetch6732/
Sje6730/
Sheich6730/
Seicht6725/
Sge6720/
Shj6720/
Szesch6713/
Säe6712/
Sée6712/
Seß6711/
Shjehz6710/
Sehova679/
Sethth678/
Szecht678/
Hshech677/
Setsch676/
Seï676/
Shí675/
Øse675/
Sceich674/
Sheish674/
Seetsh674/
Hsiech673/
Seasth673/
Sheijh673/
Sheash673/
Szcech673/
Shehyi672/
Sehcht672/
Sheidh672/
Sheehr672/
Shê672/
Seî672/
Shá672/
Hshesh672/
Scetsh672/
Sheedh672/
Shetch671/
Shehth671/
Hseish671/
Sceher671/
Schesh671/
Shsieh671/
Sieydh671/
Shetht671/
Shetth671/
Sheujh671/
Seehts671/
Sehech671/
Sehehe671/
Szechz671/
Sshech671/
Seechh671/
Geeseh671/
Shehii671/
Hs'ieh671/
Soehii671/
Seş671/
Sheech671/
Sheerh671/
Shé671/
Szeher671/
Shhehy671/
Sssheh671/
Sehaia671/
Seehrh671/
Seidth671/
Shhedh671/
Sheihh671/
Sjeedh671/
Srzeeh671/
Sxe671/
Xse671/
Hseejh671/
Hseheh671/
Hzseha671/
Seitch670/
Sheahe670/
Scheha670/
Seiths670/
Sietch670/
Siesch670/
Sheths670/
Schehe670/
Shiehy670/
Shehes670/
Sehehr670/
Seehee670/
Scheth670/
Seatch670/
Scheph670/

Seh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seh in the Hindi language
सेहseha61.19
सिेहsieha35.82
Seh in the Oriya language
େସହesaha50
େଶହesaha50
Seh in the Marathi language
शेखsekha42.86
िसेहiseha28.57
सेखsekha14.29
सेहseha14.29

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