Sep Surname

85,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Sep Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sep Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala1,8061:8,9051,019
Ivory Coast1,2511:18,4421,409
Papua New Guinea7831:10,413893
Netherlands4331:39,0006,588
Indonesia2541:520,66642,361
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Cameroon1351:153,84516,852
Slovenia1341:18,5654,248
Serbia1091:65,5505,968
Australia921:293,43225,879
India781:9,834,172191,207
Vietnam691:1,342,6962,041
Mexico641:1,939,47218,543
Croatia351:120,81717,927
Austria301:283,84832,444
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
France151:4,428,181244,602
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England101:5,571,806158,774
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Şep (159), Šep (31) & Sép (1) are calculated separately.

Sep (2,758) may also be a first name.

Sep Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sep (Hindi: सेप, Marathi: सेप, Russian: Сеп) is more frequently found in Guatemala than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Şep, Šep or Sép. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sep? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sep is the 85,027th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,283,697 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 36 percent of Sep are found; 32 percent are found in Central America and 32 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 139,130th most common forename at a global level, held by 2,758 people.

The surname is most numerous in Guatemala, where it is carried by 1,806 people, or 1 in 8,905. In Guatemala it is primarily concentrated in: Alta Verapaz Department, where 53 percent reside, Petén Department, where 33 percent reside and Suchitepéquez Department, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Guatemala this last name occurs in 73 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 22 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside.

Sep Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sep has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sep last name expanded 1,085 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sep Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sep are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sep earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.83% more than the national average, earning $46,096 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.37% less than the national average, earning $46,020 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şep89159/
Šep8931/
Sép891/
Sepe8617,323/
Shep8611,386/
Siep868,874/
Sepp866,423/
Seip864,404/
Seph862,267/
Szep861,866/
Sept861,686/
Seep86445/
Seps86144/
Sepz8660/
Seap8656/
Seup8620/
Setp865/
Scep864/
Sjep864/
Sejp863/
Sehp863/
Seyp861/
Sepf861/
Ssep861/
Hsep861/
Sedp861/
Sesp861/
Zsep861/
Xsep861/
Se80164,925/
Seiph755,621/
Seipp753,874/
Seepe752,705/
Siepe751,589/
Schep751,581/
Sheps751,465/
Shepp75750/
Shepe75412/
Seipt75366/
Seppe75311/
Szepe75298/
Szeip75190/
Jseph75185/
Seipe75142/
Seape75103/
Sieps7569/
Shepz7561/
Sephe7541/
Sheap7534/
Sheep7532/
Siepp7532/
Sheip7523/
Seypt7522/
Seype7518/
Sejpt7518/
Scepe7512/
Sespe7510/
Seppt759/
Sheph758/
Szepf758/
Shepf756/
Sieph755/
Seipz755/
Sepps754/
Sepht754/
Seaps753/
Seitp752/
Shiep752/
Ssiep751/
Siepz751/
Seaph751/
Sedpe751/
Szepp751/
Seepp751/
Seeph751/
Sepss751/
Sejpp751/
Szept751/
Sephd751/
Zshep751/
Seips750/
Sheup750/
Seupp750/
Seeps750/
Seept750/
She67406,704/
See6757,330/
Set6738,928/
Sze6734,983/
Sea6729,136/
Sey6723,866/
Sie6719,731/
Sei6716,059/
Seh6712,430/
Seu6711,763/
Sip6711,311/
Ser679,374/
Sev675,708/
Xep674,068/
Sed673,902/
Schepp673,604/
Ses672,974/
Hse672,331/
Seb672,307/
Cep671,696/
Zep67851/
Søe67479/
Gep67298/
Sej67289/
Syp67277/
Jep67227/
Åse67215/
Sheppe67200/
Shepps67198/
Sce67187/
Sse67169/
Sez6796/
Seç6788/
Scheip6786/
Schepf6786/
Sheipe6779/
Sepova6776/
Seephe6762/
Jse6759/
Schiep6756/
Schept6749/
Sje6730/
Sceppe6723/
Seepeh6721/
Sge6720/
Sheeps6717/
Seaphe6713/
Säe6712/
Sée6712/
Sheapp6711/
Seß6711/
Scheep6710/
Seï676/
Shephe675/
Shchep675/
Øse675/
Sepová674/
Sheepe673/
Sheaps673/
Seiptt673/
Seipps672/
Seî672/
Síp672/
Sepowa672/
Schetp671/
Çep671/
Setppe671/
Seş671/
Scheap671/
Sebphe671/
Szeppe671/
Sxe671/
Xse671/
Scheup670/
Sceepe670/
Sheasp670/
Sheape670/
Shepft670/
Seippe670/
Sheupp670/
Sheepp670/
Scheph670/

Sep Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sep in the Hindi language
सेपsepa-
Sep in the Marathi language
सेपsepa84.44
शेपsepa13.33
ेपepa2.22
Sep in the Russian language
Сепsep-

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Footnotes

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