Sei Surname

33,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,059 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Sei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5,4371:23,5142,508
Ivory Coast3,2261:7,152629
Ghana2,7711:9,7511,311
India1,5831:484,56424,595
Indonesia7611:173,78316,838
Papua New Guinea6221:13,1091,225
United States3421:1,059,82177,412
Brazil2681:798,78528,976
South Africa1291:419,98236,405
Argentina1081:395,77230,408
Italy1051:582,44554,819
Cameroon921:225,75122,624
Liberia911:48,4454,348
Benin691:149,79115,556
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Malaysia431:685,91232,468
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
France201:3,321,136213,627
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Solomon Islands171:34,1196,789
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
China61:227,886,92811,701
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

The alternate forms: Šei (103), Seï (6) & Seî (2) are calculated separately.

Sei (53,061) may also be a first name.

Sei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sei (Bengali: সেই, Hindi: सेइ, Marathi: सॅफ़ी, Oriya: ସି, Russian: Сеи) is found most frequently in Japan. It may occur in the variant forms: Šei, Seï or Seî. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sei? popularity and diffusion

It is the 33,073rd most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 453,798 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 49 percent of Sei are found; 34 percent are found in West Africa and 34 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Sei is also the 17,596th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 53,061 people.

The last name Sei is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 5,437 people, or 1 in 23,514. In Japan Sei is mostly concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 15 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent are found and Kagoshima Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Barring Japan this last name occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent are found and Ghana, where 17 percent are found.

Sei Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sei surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Sei earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.44% less than the national average, earning R 110,640 per year and in United States they earn 13.71% more than the national average, earning $49,066 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šei89103/
Seï896/
Seî892/
Seid86360,805/
Seip864,404/
Seyi863,660/
Shei863,111/
Seio862,821/
Seiz862,089/
Seih862,086/
Seis862,022/
Seit861,928/
Seia861,088/
Seji86576/
Seiß86489/
Seii86255/
Seui86145/
Seij8695/
Seie8671/
Seiu8612/
Hsei865/
Seič863/
Szei862/
Ssei861/
Seić861/
Xsei861/
Si80856,365/
Se80164,925/
Seyid7511,260/
Seiho756,492/
Seiph755,621/
Seipp753,874/
Seyis753,100/
Schei751,734/
Sheih751,011/
Seiss75704/
Sahei75641/
Seidt75514/
Seyit75470/
Sheyi75429/
Sheid75367/
Seyie75269/
Seits75269/
Seich75241/
Seggi75207/
Sheji75200/
Sehia75192/
Szeip75190/
Seiha75177/
Sheiu75112/
Seiah7574/
Sejie7558/
Hseih7557/
Seyhi7545/
Seiyo7540/
Sheie7539/
Segie7539/
Seist7538/
Seied7537/
Sheia7528/
Sehio7526/
Sheip7523/
Sceia7520/
Seidh7514/
S'Eid7514/
Hősei7514/
Seihu7513/
Sheis7512/
Seihi7512/
Seiid7510/
Sehji759/
Seyip759/
Seiit758/
Seyyi758/
Seije757/
Sieia756/
Seiad756/
Seuhi756/
Szeid755/
Seisz754/
Seitt754/
Seidd754/
Seiau754/
Seiyd753/
Seyii753/
Syeyi753/
Seiat753/
Seeyi753/
Sheit752/
Seitp752/
Sejiy752/
Sseid752/
Sheio752/
Seieh752/
Seish752/
Seies752/
Sejio752/
Sseyi752/
Zssei752/
Seyio752/
Seeji752/
Sceid751/
Sieio751/
Sheiz751/
Seeie751/
Seeiy751/
Sehiy751/
Seiaz751/
Seiet751/
Seiez751/
Seihe751/
Seijh751/
Seias751/
Sceiz751/
Seios751/
Jseji751/
Soeia751/
Sieyi751/
Se'ie751/
Seicz751/
Seihy751/
Szeit751/
Sheii751/
Sheij751/
Sheui751/
Seiie751/
Seiii751/
Sceii751/
Seiys751/
Shhei751/
Seids750/
Seidz750/
Shi6711,390,893/
Sih67735,461/
Sui67551,753/
Soe67539,113/
She67406,704/
Sai67336,260/
Sia6782,422/
See6757,330/
Set6738,928/
Sze6734,983/
Sit6731,399/
Sea6729,136/
Sid6728,968/
Sue6727,092/
Sey6723,866/
Sae6722,109/
Sie6719,731/
Sis6718,998/
Soi6718,566/
Seh6712,430/
Seu6711,763/
Sip6711,311/
Ser679,374/
Sep675,677/
Ssi674,227/
Sed673,902/
Cei673,256/
Ses672,974/
Siy672,638/
Hse672,331/
Zei671,915/
Sii671,459/
Shegie671,449/
Hsi671,191/
Scheit671,118/
Seggio67827/
Jei67743/
Sheiha67712/
Sye67698/
Szeitz67646/
Scheie67528/
Søe67479/
Sej67289/
Szi67288/
Siz67263/
Ősi67228/
Åse67215/
Sheitt67200/
Sić67193/
Sce67187/
Sse67169/
Sheihu67165/
Scheij67125/
Sez6796/
Sci6792/
Seç6788/
Scheip6786/
Shoeie6781/
Schjei6777/
Szeicz6764/
Jse6759/
Sji6750/
Seijts6748/
Sje6730/
Sheich6730/
Syi6730/
Seicht6725/
Sheitz6724/
Seihou6724/
Sge6720/
Jsi6720/
Sheiss6719/
Sheidt6714/
Xei6712/
Säe6712/
Sée6712/
Seß6711/
Sheggi679/
Shahei679/
Seiish678/
Seidts677/
Sheyih677/
Shieji677/
Seitts676/
Seihet676/
Xsi676/
Sceitz675/
Sgi675/
Øse675/
Sheids674/
Seggia674/
Sceich674/
Sheieh674/
Sheish674/
Shehia674/
Sheije674/
Scheio674/
Siegie674/
Shoeia674/
Seeije674/
Sxi674/
Seioud673/
Sheiah673/
Shehji673/
Sheijh673/
Sa'eid673/
Seiich673/
Sseyid672/
Shehyi672/
Sheidh672/
Sheyid672/
Shceid672/
Sheiad672/
Szőcei672/
Sheihi672/
Sceidt672/
S'Eied671/
Hseish671/
Sceiad671/
Segieh671/
Sehies671/
Seiova671/
Seyich671/
Seyish671/
Seiyoh671/
Shieii671/
Seiaha671/
Sheiyo671/
Saheit671/
Shehii671/
Sói671/
Soehii671/
Seş671/
Siç671/
Shehio671/
Sheiih671/
Sheeji671/
Seeijs671/
Sehjie671/
Seiehe671/
Seiïou671/
Sehaia671/
Sheuyi671/
Sheyyi671/
Sheiud671/
Seeied671/
Seidth671/
Sheiaz671/
Sheihh671/
Sjeitt671/
Sxe671/
Xse671/
Seitch670/
Sheihy670/
Sheits670/
Sheidz670/
Seiths670/
Sehias670/
Seious670/
Seioph670/
Sheisz670/

Sei Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sei in the Bengali language
সেইse'i-
Sei in the Marathi language
सॅफ़ीsefi-
Sei in the Oriya language
ସିsi90.82
େସୀesi6.63
େସିesi1.02
Sei in the Hindi language
सेइse'i33.33
शेीsei22.92
सेईse'i20.83
सेढ़ीserhi14.58
सेड़ीseri6.25
सेङीseni2.08
Sei in the Russian language
Сеиsei-

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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 Sei
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