Seman Surname
Approximately 38,226 people bear this surname
Seman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Seman'.
John fil. Semanni, 1169: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.
Seman de Reston, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Seman le Carpenter, Suffolk, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameSeman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 21,249 | 1:4,591 | 737 |
| Malaysia | 8,317 | 1:3,546 | 538 |
| United States | 2,423 | 1:149,591 | 15,404 |
| Indonesia | 1,794 | 1:73,717 | 7,911 |
| Slovakia | 1,679 | 1:3,178 | 165 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Czechia | 240 | 1:44,306 | 7,383 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 209 | 1:261 | 55 |
| Philippines | 192 | 1:527,282 | 60,578 |
| Brazil | 138 | 1:1,551,263 | 51,554 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Poland | 129 | 1:294,641 | 35,378 |
| Ukraine | 128 | 1:355,646 | 44,014 |
| Algeria | 124 | 1:311,545 | 30,240 |
| Romania | 94 | 1:213,594 | 20,961 |
| Benin | 92 | 1:112,344 | 12,545 |
| Serbia | 92 | 1:77,662 | 6,778 |
| Australia | 79 | 1:341,718 | 28,950 |
| Canada | 69 | 1:533,994 | 44,923 |
| India | 68 | 1:11,280,373 | 208,492 |
| Argentina | 66 | 1:647,627 | 45,225 |
| Israel | 61 | 1:140,289 | 14,966 |
| Mauritania | 58 | 1:70,601 | 4,804 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Mexico | 48 | 1:2,585,963 | 21,318 |
| Iran | 44 | 1:1,745,057 | 65,590 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Russia | 36 | 1:4,003,418 | 194,829 |
| Turkey | 32 | 1:2,431,919 | 77,125 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1:525,368 | 20,918 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22 | 1:1,107,971 | 42,566 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 317 | 1:158,419 | 14,515 |
The alternate forms: Šeman (33), Semań (29), Semán (10), Semañ (1) & Séman (1) are calculated separately.
Seman (46,387) may also be a first name.
Seman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Seman'.
John fil. Semanni, 1169: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.
Seman de Reston, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Seman le Carpenter, Suffolk, ibid.
Seman Eche, Suffolk, ibid.
Herveus Seman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Robert fil. Seman, Suffolk, ibid.
Seaman le Baylif. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.
Seaman Champane. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
Seman le Collar, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Robertus Saymon, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Semanns Joye: Pardons Roll, Richard II. Anno II, 1387-8.
1795. Married — Charles Button and Susan Seaman: St. George, Hanover Square.
An Old English personal name (Etven, p. 263). Ughtred Seman of Lanarkshire rendered homage, 1296. His seal bears the legend, S' Vctredi fUii Semanderal (Bain, II, p. 186,204).
1 = Seaman, q.v.
(occasionally) 2 for Simon, q.v.
In Sussex and Kent, and probably in other counties, this name has been corrupted into Simmons. See Simmons. In the Domesday of Surrey there is a Seman, who held lands before the making of that record. Anglo-Saxon Sae-mann, a sailor.
A sailor, one who follows the sea.
Seaman was the name of a Mendlesham yeoman in 1557 (H.).
Seman Demographics
Average Seman Salary in
United States
$43,127 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Seman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Seman (Bengali: সেমন, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﻥ, Hindi: सेमन, Marathi: सेमन, Oriya: େସମନ, Russian: Семан, Tibetan: ཤེ་མཱན་) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Šeman, Semań, Semán, Semañ or Séman. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Seman? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 14,576th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 190,644 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Seman are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Seman is also the 19,686th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 46,387 people.
The surname Seman is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 21,249 people, or 1 in 4,591. Excluding Ethiopia it is found in 75 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Seman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Seman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Seman surname increased 764 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Seman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Seman last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Seman last name are 0.009999999999998% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.22% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Seman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.05% less than the national average, earning $43,127 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.2% less than the national average, earning $45,609 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seman in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཤེ་མཱན་ | shémen | - |
| Seman in the Bengali language | ||
| সেমন | semana | - |
| Seman in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﻥ | alsman | 94.74 |
| ﺳﻤﺎﻥ | sman | 5.26 |
| Seman in the Hindi language | ||
| सेमन | semana | 92.95 |
| सेमान | semana | 2.56 |
| सेमां | semam | 2.56 |
| सेमं | semam | 1.28 |
| Seman in the Oriya language | ||
| େସମନ | esamana | 75 |
| େସମନ୍ | esaman | 12.5 |
| େସମାନ | esamana | 8.33 |
| ଶିମନ | simana | 4.17 |
| Seman in the Marathi language | ||
| सेमन | semana | 73.53 |
| सेमान | semana | 11.76 |
| सॅमन | semana | 8.82 |
| सॅमान | semana | 2.94 |
| सायमन | sayamana | 2.94 |
| Seman in the Russian language | ||
| Семан | seman | - |
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