Seo Surname

2,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Korea
Highest density in:
North Korea

Seo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Korea118,4161:21237
Japan47,9121:2,668460
United States6,8781:52,6986,335
South Korea4,5981:11,144108
Indonesia3,1711:41,7064,786
Thailand2,0761:34,0263,507
Singapore1,8101:3,043260
India1,1721:654,49330,862
Vietnam1,1021:84,071666
Bangladesh9911:160,8045,900
Canada9641:38,2224,802
Australia6061:44,5475,615
Hong Kong5061:14,497374
Brazil4671:458,40317,380
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
United Arab Emirates3401:26,9483,000
Malaysia3311:89,1066,223
New Zealand3121:14,5142,547
England2041:273,12821,453
Liberia2031:21,7172,148
Papua New Guinea1921:42,4675,174
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
China1521:8,995,537588
France1471:451,85564,822
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Germany1201:670,87952,024
Iraq1101:318,3796,214
Philippines1011:1,002,35986,102
Lesotho781:26,0585,159
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Spain621:754,06531,946
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Pakistan451:3,969,86428,516
Italy441:1,389,92578,899
Afghanistan411:784,2248,247
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Guam371:4,328556
Qatar371:63,7306,585
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Ecuador261:611,76311,738
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Paraguay221:328,9435,083
Chile211:838,88017,964
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Greece161:692,48777,522
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Finland81:687,08836,047
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominica11:75,891912
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Seó (2) & Séo (1) are calculated separately.

Seo (6,323) may also be a first name.

Seo Last Name Facts

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

Seo (Georgian: სეო, Hindi: सेङो, Oriya: େସଓ, Russian: Сео, Tibetan: སིའུ་) is found most in North Korea. It may also be found in the variant forms: Seó or Séo. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seo? popularity and diffusion

Seo is the 2,875th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,371 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Seo are found; 88 percent are found in East Asia and 63 percent are found in Koreanic Asia. Seo is also the 82,858th most frequently used given name in the world, held by 6,323 people.

The surname Seo is most common in North Korea, where it is borne by 118,416 people, or 1 in 212. Not including North Korea it occurs in 125 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Seo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Seo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seo surname grew 57,317 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 10,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Greek Orthodox (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Seo last name are 5.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.4% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Seo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 250.83% more than the national average, earning S/. 68,008 per year; in United States they earn 12.92% more than the national average, earning $48,726 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.09% more than the national average, earning $59,167 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seó892/
Séo891/
Seho862,716/
Sheo862,626/
Seou861,150/
Seoh86859/
Seoa8654/
Seao8637/
Seot8629/
Sieo8623/
Seop8622/
Seos8620/
Sceo8614/
Seod8612/
Seňo8611/
Seeo866/
Hseo865/
Seoo862/
Seoy861/
Sseo861/
Seoi861/
Seoz861/
Seoj861/
Sjeo861/
Zseo861/
Jseo861/
Seijo7511,186/
Seoud753,037/
Sehou752,622/
Sheoh75720/
Sieho75634/
Seooe7593/
Sheho7572/
Segio7551/
Seiyo7540/
Seuyo7521/
Seott7515/
Seaot758/
Seaoz755/
Sheou754/
Seood754/
Ssheo753/
Sheoy753/
Sehho752/
Seout752/
Jsheo752/
Seoup752/
Sejio752/
Sieou752/
Sejjo752/
Seaou752/
Seyio752/
Seeou752/
Sheoo751/
Seaos751/
Seo's751/
Seotz751/
Scheo751/
Seouh751/
Seujo751/
Sheeo751/
Seaod751/
Seaoh751/
Seosh751/
Seoux751/
Seyjo751/
Seeoh751/
Seeoi751/
Seaoa751/
Seaoo751/
Seohy751/
Sgeot751/
Seoss750/
Sceoy750/
Seoch750/
Sea6729,136/
Zeo671,632/
Geo671,206/
Jeo67786/
Ceo67452/
Syo67165/
Xeo67164/
Shehou67118/
Siehou6767/
Seijio6720/
Ssejjo6720/
Seijos6717/
Seijoo6713/
Seaosh678/
Sheohh677/
Sío677/
Seehoo676/
Shehod676/
Seahoo675/
Seaoud674/
Sehott674/
Scheoo673/
Scheou673/
Shegio672/
Sehout672/
Seuyoh672/
Jseohs671/
Sieijo671/
Sheyyo671/
Sheeoy671/
Shehoy671/
Sehoch671/
Seijoa671/
Seiyoh671/
Sheiyo671/
Seujio671/
Siehgo671/
Seehou671/
Sehijo671/
Shheop671/
Seeohe671/
Seeieo671/
Seiyod671/
Seiyot671/
Seouch671/
Shehoz671/
Çeo671/

Seo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seo in the Georgian language
სეოseo-
Seo in the Tibetan language
སིའུ་si'u-
Seo in the Hindi language
सेङोseno-
Seo in the Oriya language
େସଓesa'o-
Seo in the Russian language
Сеоseo-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seo
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