Seye Surname

8,205th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Seye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal64,1681:22745
Mali1,0971:15,469651
Ivory Coast8821:26,1581,842
Spain7221:64,7545,838
Nigeria4371:405,36121,214
Mauritania4191:9,7731,014
Gabon3031:6,2351,152
France2651:250,65238,735
United States2411:1,503,979102,346
Burkina Faso1201:152,9343,867
Belgium981:117,31317,342
Brazil951:2,253,41469,998
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Benin601:172,26017,125
Cameroon471:441,89537,035
Canada421:877,27667,671
England371:1,505,89364,828
Italy301:2,038,55689,453
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Liberia281:157,44811,209
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China31:455,773,85521,925
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Séye (26), Sèye (5) & Seyé (1) are calculated separately.

Seye (9,732) may also be a first name.

Seye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻲ) occurs most in Senegal. It may also occur in the variant forms: Séye, Sèye or Seyé. For other possible spellings of Seye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,205th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 104,999 people. Seye is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Seye live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Seye is also the 62,388th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 9,732 people.

Seye is most commonly held in Senegal, where it is carried by 64,168 people, or 1 in 227. In Senegal it is primarily concentrated in: Diourbel Region, where 29 percent reside, Dakar Region, where 27 percent reside and Louga Region, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Senegal this last name exists in 57 countries. It is also common in Mali, where 2 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.

Seye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Seye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Seye surname rose 6,025 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seye surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Seye earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 25.62% less than the national average, earning R 176,760 per year; in United States they earn 22.27% less than the national average, earning $33,540 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.86% less than the national average, earning $31,369 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Séye9226/
Sèye925/
Seyé921/
Seyed8985,335/
Seyie89269/
Seiye89124/
Seyeh8976/
Sheye8973/
Seyep8944/
Seyez8943/
Seyes8925/
Seyee8918/
Sieye8915/
Soeye8911/
Seyoe8910/
Seyet899/
Seyhe896/
Seuye894/
Seeye894/
Seyei893/
Seyae892/
Xseye891/
Sseye891/
Sehye891/
Seyey891/
See8657,330/
Sey8623,866/
Sye86698/
Seyyed8057,155/
Seyeux80412/
Soyeye80366/
Sehyee80227/
Sayeye80118/
Sieyes80103/
Scheye8088/
Seyedd8056/
Sheyed8055/
Seyeau8048/
Sheyye8047/
Seyied8024/
Seyyee8015/
Sieyee8013/
Seyyep8012/
Seyier8011/
Seiyed8010/
Seyeed806/
Seyoje805/
Saweye805/
Soweye804/
Saieye804/
Soeyee803/
Seyaye802/
Seyeye802/
Sieyep802/
Seiyes801/
Sheyey801/
Seyjee801/
Seyyer801/
Sheeye801/
Sieyeh801/
Sehyea801/
Seyhee801/
Seiyee801/
Seyoer801/
Sieyea801/
Sheyei801/
Seyuje801/
Seyyet801/
Seyaie801/
Seyehi801/
Seyess801/
Sehyeh801/
Sheyeh801/
Seeyee801/
Sheiye801/
Shee7549,546/
Seya7542,785/
Saye7541,676/
Seay7518,772/
Shey7512,276/
Seyi753,660/
Seys752,785/
Soye752,045/
Saey751,779/
Saee751,739/
Geye751,390/
Zeye751,378/
Seyo751,302/
Siye75845/
Seyd75630/
Seje75556/
Soey75352/
Suey75303/
Seyt75267/
Jeye75170/
Suye75167/
Shye75134/
Ceye75113/
Seae7597/
Seei7581/
Scee7577/
Seie7571/
Seyz7561/
Soee7530/
Syei7524/
Seyu7522/
Suee7517/
Seey7516/
Seyh7514/
Seea7514/
Seyß7512/
Ssee756/
Syee756/
Seue755/
Seee754/
Seuy753/
Seyj752/
Sjey752/
Sgey752/
Siey752/
Scey752/
Hsey752/
Seej752/
Sejy751/
Seyp751/
Ssey751/
Syey751/
Sxey751/
Seyy751/
Szey751/
Zsey751/
Xsey751/
Shoyeye7316/
Siehyee739/
Shieyie734/
Sheyoye733/
Showeye733/
Zscheye733/
Scheyed731/
Shoieye731/
Sheyaye731/
Sheyuhe731/
Seyouhe731/
Seyesch731/
Sheyeeh731/
Sseyeye731/
Seehaye731/
Sheyoei731/
Sheyoie731/
Scheyes730/
Sayed671,591,802/
Sayeh6715,293/
Seyid6711,260/
Sayes674,678/
Shuey674,304/
Seyis673,100/
Soyez672,742/
Shaye672,641/
Sheya672,595/
Sayee672,173/
Segge671,947/
Seyad671,758/
Schey671,560/
Sheyo671,448/
Sajee671,322/
Sawey671,183/
Seyah671,032/
Seaez671,023/
Sayet67845/
Sujee67825/
Syyed67736/
Seahe67645/
Sejje67589/
Shhee67562/
Jeyes67526/
Jeyed67505/
Sahye67499/
Siyed67498/
Seyit67470/
Sheyi67429/
Sayei67391/
Schee67373/
Saiye67361/
Cheye67304/
Shiye67293/
Zeyeh67279/
Sheea67275/
Shaee67255/
Sheje67240/
Djeye67238/
Sheyd67231/
Sawee67230/
Souey67163/
Suoye67148/
Siyeh67135/
Seaed67123/
Seheu67113/
Seyai67112/
Shoye67107/
Seyat67105/
Seyts6796/
Sowee6796/
Seiei6786/
Schye6783/
Seeya6783/
Sheyu6781/
Sahey6780/
Saeyo6779/
Sioye6777/
Seyaz6777/
Sayej6776/
Saeei6776/
Seays6773/
Sauey6771/
Seyss6768/
Seyou6767/
Suyee6767/
Suyei6763/
Soyed6760/
Sejie6758/
Soyeh6757/
Suyet6755/
Siaye6752/
Souye6747/
Suyes6746/
Seyhi6745/
Sayez6744/
Zeyee6744/
Sauye6743/
Soyet6743/
Sheay6742/
Shoey6742/
Seead6741/
Seiyo6740/
Sheie6739/
Sheyh6739/
Segie6739/
Sehae6739/
Siyez6738/
Seied6737/
Sujey6736/
Suiye6736/
Sheys6735/
Sheue6735/
Seeja6735/
Soyes6735/
Shuee6732/
Sheey6732/
Seyoi6732/
Seaie6732/
Sayep6731/
Soiye6727/
Siyep6727/
Zeyed6726/
Shuye6726/
Saiee6725/
Suyeu6725/
Seydt6724/
Siyei6723/
Seyyd6720/
Sohye6720/
Seuoe6720/
Seyap6720/
Seyot6720/
Seeyo6719/
Saaye6718/
Sehay6718/
Shoee6718/
Sejay6717/
Seyaj6716/
Sayye6716/
Zeyoe6716/
Shiee6713/
Saeuy6712/
Sowey6711/
Seyos6711/
Sieya6711/
Sieys6711/
Siyet6710/
Sieyo6710/
Sueyo679/
Seuea679/
Seyip679/
Seayd679/
Suyed678/
Shaey678/
Siyes678/
Seayo678/
Seyyi678/
Sheyt678/
Sejep678/
Sayeu677/
Soyei677/
Seije677/
Seeae677/
Sheuy676/
Sheei676/
Soyee676/
Hseeh676/
Sooye676/
Seaje676/
Shiey676/
Siehy676/
Seuer676/
Sehei676/
Sayey676/
Seyji676/
Scheyett675/
Seyha675/
Saeea675/
Seaes675/
Soyeu675/
Sseje675/
Ceiye674/
Scaye674/
Geyes674/
Seyas674/
Seyau674/
Sa'ee674/
Seysd674/
Syeai673/
Geyed673/
Sheyy673/
Seyho673/
Sehey673/
Zeyes673/
Seiyd673/
Suyep673/
Geyet673/
Seyii673/
Syeyi673/
Saiey673/
Sehya673/
Seeyi673/
Saeey673/
Seehy672/
Seytt672/
Seeje672/
Sejiy672/
Suyej672/
Sajey672/
Ceyed672/
Gieye672/
Seejo672/
Seieh672/
Seies672/
Seeas672/
Geyae672/
Zeyie672/
Shyei672/
Seyaa672/
Sihye672/
Sseyi672/
Soyep672/
Seyoh672/
Seyio672/
Sehea672/
Seeou672/
Seeji672/
Suiey671/
Saeoy671/
Jseay671/
Zheye671/
Sjoey671/
Sijey671/
Sejoy671/
Seaey671/
Seeai671/
Seues671/
Seuey671/
Seeie671/
Seeiy671/
Seeyd671/
Sehiy671/
Seiay671/
Seiet671/
Seiez671/
Seihe671/
Shcey671/
Sheae671/
Tjeye671/
Sjaee671/
Seueh671/
Jeyee671/
Sueeh671/
Zehye671/
Siyee671/
Seyoo671/
Seehe671/
Souee671/
Sojey671/
Seyuh671/
Seyus671/
Seyuy671/
Seyhu671/
Siuye671/
Siyeç671/
Shjey671/
Sieyi671/
Sieje671/
Soyey671/
Soyye671/
Se'ei671/
Se'ie671/
Sehge671/
Sehje671/
Seeui671/
Seeys671/
Seihy671/
Ceyep671/
Ceyes671/
Ceyet671/
Shzee671/
Szeya671/
Sueei671/
Zeyet671/
Zgeye671/
Sgeje671/
Sceya671/
Seeea671/
Sejeu671/
Seaet671/
Seeay671/
Seeaz671/
Seeoe671/
Seeoi671/
Seeee671/
Seiie671/
Sejuy671/
Seiys671/
Sejae671/
Seuei671/
Sae'e671/
Saeiy671/
Shyee671/
Soiee671/
Soeay671/
Soeee671/
Seyud671/
Seyut671/
Sscee671/
Suiee671/
Sseue671/
Xzeye671/
Xseej671/
Hsuye671/
Geyoe670/
Seahy670/
Sceay670/
Seuet670/
Seytz670/
Seejs670/
Sueoy670/
Scuye670/

Seye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻲsy90.44
ﺳﻴﻪsyh3.68
ﺳﺎﻱsay2.94
ﺳﻴﻲsyy1.47
ﺍﺳﻲasy0.74
ﺳﻴﻰsyy0.74

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