Seiyan Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Seiyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 131 | 1:352,518 | 20,779 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Seiyan Demographics
Seiyan Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Seiyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seiyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Seiyan (Hindi: सेइयां) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Seiyan.
How Common Is The Last Name Seiyan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,497,948th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Seiyan are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Seiyan is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 352,518. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kajiado County, where 94 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 3 percent reside and Baringo County, where 1 percent reside. Barring Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Seiyan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seiyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seiyan in the Hindi language | ||
| सेइयां | se'iyam | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Seiyan
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