Seini Surname

19,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Seini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon15,1671:1,369122
Niger9,4481:2,031226
Chad1,7331:7,8431,090
Benin1,0531:9,8151,363
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Burkina Faso2561:71,6882,695
Nigeria1401:1,265,30550,482
Indonesia1091:1,213,29585,606
Ivory Coast541:427,24514,306
Mauritania391:104,9966,429
Japan241:5,326,84639,939
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Finland181:305,37222,464
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
India101:76,706,538639,611
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Seini (12,770) may also be a first name.

Seini Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seini (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻨﻲ, Hindi: सैनी, Marathi: सेईनी, Oriya: େସଇନି) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Seini.

How Common Is The Last Name Seini? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 19,199th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 254,516 people. Seini occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Seini live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 51,908th most common given name globally It is held by 12,770 people.

The surname Seini is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 15,167 people, or 1 in 1,369. In Cameroon Seini is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 74 percent reside, North Region, where 16 percent reside and Centre Region, where 3 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 33 percent reside and Chad, where 6 percent reside.

Seini Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Seini has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Seini last name expanded 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seini Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Seini earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 6.01% more than the national average, earning R 251,928 per year and in United States they earn 39.14% less than the national average, earning $26,262 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sehini91722/
Hseini91384/
Seaini9192/
Sheini9177/
Seinii916/
Sseini912/
Hsseini8311/
Shehini834/
Sheaini831/
Seeaini831/
Sehingi831/
Sieni802,796/
Seeni801,263/
Syeni8039/
Syini8033/
Siini8016/
Siyni802/
Sijni802/
Schehini771/
Syaini73172/
Siegni73141/
Sheeni73132/
Syingi73120/
Sehine7390/
Shieni7347/
Siaini7331/
Seeyni7314/
Seynii7311/
Sienni7310/
Siheni739/
Saaeni737/
Siingi736/
Sihini735/
Syenni735/
Siinai735/
Sienis735/
Sienie734/
Seaine732/
Zeaini731/
Sieyni731/
Siemni731/
Siinoi731/
Seoine731/
Sijnio731/
Seeinh731/
Sgeine731/
Shiini731/
Shyini731/
Hsieni731/
Shyeni731/
Sciaini67353/
Schieni6769/
Saijeni6722/
Shijini6711/
Shiinyi6711/
Siegnie6710/
Siğingi677/
Saheeni676/
Siggini675/
Sehinaj673/
Shiingi672/
Shieiny671/
Shiheni671/
Saihini671/
Sihaini671/
Siyongi671/
Zeahini671/
Seyuyni671/
Sieyine671/
Sajjini671/
Sejieny671/
Chehini671/
Scheiny670/

Seini Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seini in the Oriya language
େସଇନିesa'ini-
Seini in the Marathi language
सेईनीse'ini-
Seini in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻴﻨﻲsyny52.17
ﺳﻴﻦsyn47.83
Seini in the Hindi language
सैनीsaini50
सेीनीseini50

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seini
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