Sey Surname

22,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Gambia

Sey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana12,4691:2,167354
Gambia7,3511:26263
Ivory Coast9271:24,8881,771
United States3461:1,047,56976,686
DR Congo3221:229,44022,327
England2851:195,50217,195
Turkey1991:391,06223,923
Russia1911:754,57162,986
France1601:415,14260,629
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Belgium1161:99,10915,136
Scotland1001:53,5384,539
Indonesia991:1,335,85092,420
India941:8,160,270170,569
Australia931:290,27625,669
Guatemala901:178,6963,639
Cameroon831:250,23024,514
Belarus801:118,76317,417
Philippines721:1,406,086101,646
Kazakhstan611:289,87724,582
Spain451:1,038,93438,115
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Canada401:921,14070,350
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Hungary341:288,71422,080
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Cambodia291:534,0404,302
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Seychelles231:4,017661
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Norway71:734,61250,907
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Wales51:618,90625,852
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
China51:273,464,31313,838
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland371:101,1685,037
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Sey (3,029) may also be a first name.

Sey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻲ, Hindi: सेय, Marathi: सेय, Oriya: େସୟ, Russian: Сей, Tibetan: སྲིད་) occurs most in Ghana. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 22,758th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 305,353 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Sey reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 131,329th most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 3,029 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is borne by 12,469 people, or 1 in 2,167. Outside of Ghana it is found in 82 countries. It also occurs in The Gambia, where 31 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent reside.

Sey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sey surname grew 427 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 270 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (87%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Sey last name are 8.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sey earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 54.89% less than the national average, earning 156,109 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.89% more than the national average, earning R 313,428 per year; in United States they earn 10% more than the national average, earning $47,464 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.71% less than the national average, earning $47,341 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seye8669,406/
Seya8642,785/
Shey8612,276/
Seyi863,660/
Seys862,785/
Seyo861,302/
Seyd86630/
Seyt86267/
Seyz8661/
Seyu8622/
Seey8616/
Seyh8614/
Seyß8612/
Seuy863/
Seyj862/
Sjey862/
Sgey862/
Siey862/
Scey862/
Hsey862/
Sejy861/
Seyp861/
Ssey861/
Seyé861/
Sxey861/
Seyy861/
Szey861/
Zsey861/
Xsey861/
Sy80341,129/
Se80164,925/
Seyed7585,335/
Seyid7511,260/
Seyis753,100/
Sheya752,595/
Seyad751,758/
Schey751,560/
Sheyo751,448/
Seyah751,032/
Seyit75470/
Sheyi75429/
Seyie75269/
Sheyd75231/
Seyat75105/
Seyts7596/
Seeya7583/
Sheyu7581/
Sahey7580/
Seyaz7577/
Seyeh7576/
Sheye7573/
Seyss7568/
Seyou7567/
Seyhi7545/
Seyep7544/
Seyez7543/
Seiyo7540/
Sheyh7539/
Sheys7535/
Sheey7532/
Seyes7525/
Seydt7524/
Seyyd7520/
Seyap7520/
Seyot7520/
Seeyo7519/
Seyee7518/
Sieye7515/
Seyos7511/
Sieya7511/
Sieys7511/
Soeye7511/
Sieyo7510/
Seyet759/
Seyip759/
Seyyi758/
Sheyt758/
Sheuy756/
Shiey756/
Siehy756/
Seyhe756/
Seyha755/
Seeye754/
Seyas754/
Seyau754/
Seysd754/
Sheyy753/
Seyho753/
Seiyd753/
Seyii753/
Syeyi753/
Sehya753/
Seeyi753/
Seehy752/
Seytt752/
Sejiy752/
Seyaa752/
Sseyi752/
Seyoh752/
Seyio752/
Xseye751/
Sjoey751/
Seeiy751/
Seeyd751/
Sehiy751/
Shcey751/
Sseye751/
Sehye751/
Seyoo751/
Seyuh751/
Seyus751/
Seyhu751/
Shjey751/
Sieyi751/
Seeys751/
Seihy751/
Szeya751/
Sceya751/
Seiys751/
Seyud751/
Seyut751/
Seytz750/
Soe67539,113/
She67406,704/
Say67173,035/
Soy6792,153/
See6757,330/
Set6738,928/
Suy6736,704/
Sze6734,983/
Sea6729,136/
Sue6727,092/
Sae6722,109/
Sie6719,731/
Sei6716,059/
Seh6712,430/
Seu6711,763/
Ser679,374/
Sep675,677/
Gey675,561/
Sed673,902/
Shy673,300/
Ses672,974/
Siy672,638/
Hse672,331/
Sys672,272/
Syd671,652/
Geesey671,411/
Zey671,206/
Syt67850/
Seyoud67833/
Sye67698/
Søe67479/
Syz67397/
Scheys67389/
Syy67336/
Sej67289/
Syp67277/
Åse67215/
Sce67187/
Jey67174/
Sse67169/
Syo67165/
Syč67157/
Cey67125/
Scheyd67112/
Syh67107/
Sieyes67103/
Sez6796/
Scheye6788/
Seç6788/
Szy6784/
Shieyo6783/
Scy6776/
Hsy6772/
Jse6759/
Sheydt6757/
Süy6757/
Seyedd6756/
Sheyed6755/
Sheych6752/
Seyeau6748/
Sheeya6741/
Seyhat6731/
Sje6730/
Syi6730/
Sheyad6726/
Sge6720/
Scheuy6717/
Seeyad6717/
Sheyaz6715/
Shahey6714/
Ssy6713/
Sieyee6713/
Seytts6712/
Xey6712/
Säe6712/
Sée6712/
Seß6711/
Seyaha6710/
Sjy679/
Xsy679/
Sheyih677/
Shchey677/
Seeyod677/
Seyeed676/
Sejaya676/
Seï676/
Seyach676/
Jsy676/
Øse675/
Sxy675/
Sheyho674/
Zsy674/
Sheyas673/
Seeyoh673/
Sseyid672/
Shehyi672/
Sieyad672/
Sheyat672/
Shieya672/
Sheyid672/
Sughey672/
Seyhad672/
Seî672/
Sieyap672/
Sieyep672/
Sheyah672/
Sheyou672/
Scheyo672/
Seyaya672/
Sieydh671/
Sheyyo671/
Seyadd671/
Seyatt671/
Seyich671/
Seyish671/
Sheeye671/
Sieyeh671/
Seyhee671/
Seiyoh671/
Sheiyo671/
Ősy671/
Soghey671/
Seş671/
Seyess671/
Seyhou671/
Saghey671/
Scheya671/
Scheyé671/
Sehyat671/
Sehyeh671/
Sáy671/
Shhehy671/
Syś671/
Sheuyi671/
Sheyeh671/
Sheyyi671/
Seeyap671/
Seeyee671/
Seeyos671/
Shehyo671/
Seyush671/
Sxe671/
Xse671/
Sheihy670/
Seyous670/
Schoey670/
Shiehy670/
Scheey670/

Sey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sey in the Tibetan language
སྲིད་si-
Sey in the Hindi language
सेयseya-
Sey in the Oriya language
େସୟesaya-
Sey in the Marathi language
सेयseya-
Sey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻲsy83.33
ﺍﺳﻲasy16.67
Sey in the Russian language
Сейsej-

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