Seins Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Seins Surname User-submission:

This surname came from the German word scheinen, meaning 'shining'. It was used to describe ones labour, as this surname holder possibly was connected with jewelry. It is known that this surname has Jewish roots. Surname variants such as Sheynov appeared as Jews migrated to the Eastern Europe during XVIII-XIX centuries and got local ending -ov as a result.

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Seins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia351:58,5738,789
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Seins Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname came from the German word scheinen, meaning 'shining'. It was used to describe ones labour, as this surname holder possibly was connected with jewelry. It is known that this surname has Jewish roots. Surname variants such as Sheynov appeared as Jews migrated to the Eastern Europe during XVIII-XIX centuries and got local ending -ov as a result.

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Seins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seins occurs more in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seins? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,635,433rd most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Seins live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The last name Seins is most widespread in Latvia, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 58,573. In Latvia it is primarily concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 63 percent live, Latgale, where 26 percent live and Vidzeme, where 6 percent live. Excluding Latvia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Seins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Seins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Seins surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seins Last Name Statistics demography

Seins earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sesins9118/
Seijns912/
Sheins911/
Seyins911/
Seinse911/
Setins911/
Seinns910/
Sceins910/
Scheins83146/
Sietins83101/
Seinsch8366/
Scetins8317/
Seggins837/
Seutins831/
Sessins830/
Settins830/
Soens801,656/
Saens801,345/
Sains80912/
Seims80275/
Seyns80198/
Syens80180/
Seens8083/
Zeins8027/
Seans8022/
Suens8020/
Jeins8015/
Soins8015/
Shins8013/
Sians8012/
Shens809/
Seinz804/
Suins804/
Seuns802/
Ceins801/
Žeins801/
Seinsche77393/
Sietinsh776/
Seittens771/
Sessinns770/
Scheinns770/
Seince73462/
Scoins73291/
Shinse73155/
Sijens73133/
Sheens7384/
Shinns7359/
Jasins7358/
Shoens7354/
Sejans7350/
Cecins7339/
Satins7333/
Sasins7327/
Jesins7324/
Satens7323/
Sitins7322/
Sejnæs7316/
Sehans7315/
Shinsh739/
Sisins738/
Sijons737/
Zeinse734/
Getins732/
Jasens732/
Sainse732/
Sawens731/
Geians731/
Sceans731/
Siyans731/
Shensh731/
Sesens731/
Sheans731/
Sciens731/
Jecins731/
Zisens731/
Sicins731/
Sayins731/
Gisins731/
Ceinse731/
Cheins731/
Soehns731/
Suenns730/
Zheins730/
Zeihns730/
Scains730/
Sainns730/
Saiens730/
Cesens730/
Souens730/
Shains730/
Shimns730/
Suinns730/
Seijssens712/
Sans6715,037/
Gettins67337/
Gijsens67298/
Sauwens67288/
Geysens67199/
Schoens67144/
Siggens6797/
Showens6782/
Chasens6777/
Sausins6770/
Sissins6761/
Seutens6760/
Ceysens6752/
Jassens6731/
Sissens6729/
Scheans6729/
Sautins6724/
Cessens6724/
Gissens6718/
Chasins6714/
Settens678/
Seintje677/
Jeinsch677/
Soggins676/
Suggins675/
Sousins674/
Syssens673/
Sachins673/
Jessens672/
Scheinz672/
Saggins672/
Suitins672/
Zettins672/
Seehans672/
Caheins672/
Jettins671/
Scheens671/
Scheinsová671/
Sechens671/
Seunsth671/
Schuens671/
Shenshe671/
Jascins671/
Shehnsh671/
Shawens671/
Shehans671/
Soutens671/
Cyssens671/
Chisens671/
Sijsens671/
Sjasins671/
Gissins670/
Sheyans670/
Sessims670/
Sessens670/
Shauens670/
Sheinch670/
Gehians670/

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seins
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