Seiyai Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Seiyai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seiyai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania741:715,42740,832
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Seiyai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seiyai is most common in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Seiyai.

How Common Is The Last Name Seiyai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,168,711th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Seiyai are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Seiyai is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 715,427. In Tanzania Seiyai is primarily found in: Iringa Region, where 85 percent live, Arusha Region, where 12 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seiyahi921/
Saiyai8381/
Soiyai8328/
Seyiai831/
Syai80362/
Siai80305/
Seai8078/
Seyyahi7752/
Saiyaid7711/
Siahi734,255/
Syaid73603/
Saeai7355/
Siaih7347/
Syaih7335/
Syahi7332/
Syais7331/
Siais7326/
Syaiz7324/
Syaie7322/
Siaiz7322/
Shiai7317/
Sheai7313/
Seoai7312/
Syait736/
Syeai733/
Siaid733/
Shyai732/
Jsiai731/
Hsiai731/
Siaio731/
Siaip731/
Sehiaoui711/
Siyahoui711/
Shaiyaid711/
Saiyayis711/
Jaiyai67445/
Sajiai67205/
Sehoai6786/
Syayid6742/
Soiyae6731/
Saiyoi6718/
Saeaie6710/
Shiaoi677/
Saeeai674/
Sayyai673/
Saehai673/
Shiahi673/
Shiaie672/
Siohai672/
Joiyai672/
Syahih672/
Siaoui672/
Syahio671/
Shyaid671/
Sheaih671/
Syeaid671/
Sayiai671/
Jeiyoi671/
Siaish671/
Juiyai671/
Suieai671/
Sihahi671/
Sehaie671/
Seyahooei671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Seiyai
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