Seng Surname

1,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294,451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Seng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia133,5451:1168
Myanmar66,9201:77694
Laos55,9251:11827
Malaysia12,0001:2,458369
Indonesia8,0101:16,5112,049
United States4,4601:81,2699,241
Brunei3,4711:12114
Germany2,3521:34,2294,518
Thailand2,1761:32,4623,282
Singapore1,9301:2,854248
France1,0771:61,6748,392
Australia5491:49,1726,128
Philippines2981:339,72646,228
Qatar2031:11,6161,265
Canada1921:191,90418,895
Taiwan1441:162,8111,435
Papua New Guinea1411:57,8287,385
China1301:10,517,858658
South Africa1141:475,24339,351
England981:568,55234,674
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
India751:10,227,538196,136
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
Macau311:19,407315
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Vietnam181:5,147,0032,420
Japan141:9,131,73544,780
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
South Korea121:4,270,021781
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Norway61:857,04855,549
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
São Tomé and Príncipe41:44,3562,027
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Guam11:160,1214,893
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2501:200,87517,457

The alternate forms: Séng (2) are calculated separately.

Seng (290,752) may also be a first name.

Seng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seng (Bengali: সেংগ, Hindi: सेंग, Marathi: सीेंग, Russian: Сенг, Tibetan: སེང་) occurs most in Cambodia. It can be found in the variant forms: Séng. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seng? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,858th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 24,750 people. The surname Seng occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Seng are found; 74 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 45 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Seng is also the 3,611th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 290,752 people.

The last name Seng is most commonly held in Cambodia, where it is carried by 133,545 people, or 1 in 116. In Cambodia it is most numerous in: Phnom Penh, where 17 percent live, Kandal Province, where 9 percent live and Kampong Cham Province, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Cambodia Seng is found in 82 countries. It is also common in Myanmar, where 23 percent live and Laos, where 19 percent live.

Seng Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Seng has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Seng last name rose 1,784 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,633 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seng Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seng last name are 6.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.75% registered with the political party.

The amount Seng earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.95% less than the national average, earning R 118,944 per year; in United States they earn 3.82% more than the national average, earning $44,799 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.31% less than the national average, earning $48,535 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Séng922/
Sheng891,067,131/
Sieng891,386/
Saeng891,298/
Seung891,068/
Soeng89726/
Sueng89627/
Seeng89105/
Sengh8998/
Hseng8980/
Åseng8954/
Sseng893/
Sgeng892/
Sengk892/
Sengq892/
Xseng891/
Sengs891/
Sjeng891/
Sengz891/
Senng891/
Sengt891/
Szeng891/
Sen86599,712/
Sng863,088/
Siengh804,295/
Sengue801,224/
Sengke80471/
Seengh8074/
Shengh8027/
Sengne8025/
Scheng8016/
Seheng8012/
Saehng8012/
Sjåeng807/
Sjøeng807/
Sengph806/
Saenng805/
Saengc805/
Scesng803/
Hsieng802/
Saengk802/
Hsueng801/
Shenng801/
Sheeng801/
Hseung801/
Siehng801/
Ceng758,531,955/
Shen751,715,245/
Geng751,498,055/
Sing75662,440/
Zeng7599,504/
Senn7523,278/
Suen7522,124/
Jeng7515,801/
Syng7513,525/
Seun754,991/
Soen754,857/
Sehn754,504/
Sngh754,223/
Sien753,132/
Senk752,482/
Saen752,189/
Sent752,156/
Seen751,544/
Hsen751,030/
Send75793/
Åsen75736/
Szen75418/
S'Ng75117/
Senc7530/
Ssen7520/
Xeng7513/
Semn758/
Sjng755/
Jsen755/
Sjen755/
Semg755/
Söng755/
Shng754/
Jsng753/
Senq752/
Sång752/
Scen751/
Sngq751/
Hsng751/
Sesn751/
Sngx751/
Sngz751/
Snkg751/
Szng751/
Sngs750/
Schueng73245/
Uanseng7359/
Siengue7316/
Schoeng7312/
Scheung738/
Schenng732/
Shengke732/
Schieng731/
Sheheng731/
Singh6735,720,844/
Zheng6713,686,035/
Cheng677,910,012/
Shing6719,982/
Sheen678,904/
Senne677,098/
Shenk674,837/
Suing673,404/
Sendh673,121/
Tjeng673,111/
Senke672,838/
Hseen671,483/
Hsing67879/
Singg67638/
Hsien67587/
Szenk67486/
Gieng67442/
Djeng67437/
Soehn67378/
Sings67337/
Zengő67287/
Schen67280/
Syngh67267/
Sendt67248/
Sjøen67242/
Hssen67182/
Sjngh67121/
Singk6788/
Sinng6779/
Shenn6776/
Szing6776/
Senck6776/
Sıngh6771/
Hsuen6766/
Senqu6764/
Gengh6763/
Zieng6761/
Szoen6760/
Sienk6749/
Sihng6742/
Shyng6740/
Sjing6738/
Shngh6737/
Senkh6731/
Singt6728/
Jeeng6726/
Suehn6726/
Sjien6725/
Åsing6724/
Syong6722/
Saenn6721/
Zeeng6719/
Singq6711/
Sging6710/
Simng6710/
Saenc679/
Szenn679/
Saenk678/
Syngk678/
Singx677/
Singz677/
Åsend676/
Zaeng675/
Scien675/
Såsen675/
Semne675/
Ssing674/
Gehng674/
Jseen674/
Singp674/
Scenk673/
Shenq673/
Siehn673/
Sdjengke673/
Szien673/
Ssien673/
Sehnn673/
Senqe673/
Jengg673/
Sgeen672/
Zoeng672/
Ceung672/
Zgeng672/
Zueng672/
Sient672/
Seent672/
Sîngh672/
Hsaen672/
Seenc672/
Szuen672/
Szeen672/
Senkp672/
Sisng671/
Hsoen671/
Cengt671/
Jssen671/
Jesng671/
Genng671/
H'Sen671/
Zxeng671/
Zjeng671/
Zeung671/
Zsing671/
Zehng671/
Sceen671/
Scenn671/
Scing671/
Sjaen671/
Sjnhg671/
Snngh671/
Soenn671/
Sencs671/
Semnh671/
Tceng671/
Suenn671/
Synng671/
Sshen671/
Ssngh671/
Xsien671/
Sennå671/
Hseïn671/
Jemng671/
Jengs671/
Zengk671/
Åhsen671/
Åsäng671/
Ssend671/
Szenc671/
Szend671/
Sìngh671/
Síngh671/
Sïngh671/
Sįngh671/
Gengs671/
Sngks671/
Jengz671/
Cehng671/
Seenk671/
Scehn671/
Shzen671/
Shsen671/
Sh'ng671/
Suung671/
Cengz671/
Dgeng671/
Gemng671/
Jsngh671/
Hseun671/
Hsngh671/
Schng670/
Sgenk670/
Siend670/
Seenn670/
Zenng670/

Seng Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seng in the Bengali language
সেংগsenga-
Seng in the Hindi language
सेंगsenga96.67
सेंगरsengara3.33
Seng in the Marathi language
सीेंगsienga66.67
शेनsena33.33
Seng in the Tibetan language
སེང་seng50
གསེང་seng16.67
སྲིང་sing16.67
སེང་།seng16.67
Seng in the Russian language
Сенгseng-

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