Seyi Surname

124,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Togo

Seyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,0321:87,1776,100
Togo8401:8,6282,051
Cameroon4081:50,9056,660
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Benin771:134,22914,380
Ivory Coast531:435,30614,482
Niger301:639,73415,675
England211:2,653,24194,788
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India51:153,413,076951,030
China51:273,464,31313,838
France41:16,605,680368,153
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

Seyi (44,622) may also be a first name.

Seyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seyi (Arabic: سيي, Hindi: सेयी, Marathi: सेयी) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Seyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 124,538th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,991,133 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Seyi are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Seyi is also the 20,312th most numerous given name on earth It is held by 44,622 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,032 people, or 1 in 87,177. In Nigeria it is most common in: Oyo, where 14 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Ogun, where 12 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 23 percent are found and Cameroon, where 11 percent are found.

Seyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (88%) in Nigeria.

Seyi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.98% less than the national average, earning R 142,632 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seyid8911,260/
Seyis893,100/
Seyit89470/
Sheyi89429/
Seyie89269/
Seyhi8945/
Seyip899/
Seyyi898/
Seyii893/
Syeyi893/
Seeyi893/
Sseyi892/
Seyio892/
Sieyi891/
Sey8623,866/
Sei8616,059/
Sheyih807/
Sseyid802/
Shehyi802/
Sheyid802/
Seyich801/
Seyish801/
Sheuyi801/
Sheyyi801/
Seid75360,805/
Seye7569,406/
Seya7542,785/
Sayi7530,694/
Shey7512,276/
Seip754,404/
Shei753,111/
Seio752,821/
Seys752,785/
Seiz752,089/
Seih752,086/
Seis752,022/
Seit751,928/
Seyo751,302/
Seia751,088/
Soyi75673/
Seyd75630/
Seji75576/
Seiß75489/
Seyt75267/
Seii75255/
Suyi75211/
Seui75145/
Siyi75122/
Seij7595/
Seie7571/
Seyz7561/
Syia7529/
Seyu7522/
Seey7516/
Xeyi7516/
Seyh7514/
Seiu7512/
Seyß7512/
Syie756/
Hsei755/
Seuy753/
Seič753/
Seyj752/
Sjey752/
Sgey752/
Siey752/
Scey752/
Szei752/
Hsey752/
Sejy751/
Seyp751/
Syji751/
Ssey751/
Ceyi751/
Seyé751/
Ssei751/
Seić751/
Sxey751/
Seyy751/
Szey751/
Syio751/
Zsey751/
Xsei751/
Xsey751/
Seyed6785,335/
Sayid679,844/
Seiho676,492/
Seiph675,621/
Seipp673,874/
Shayi673,666/
Sheya672,595/
Seyad671,758/
Schei671,734/
Schey671,560/
Sheyo671,448/
Sayit671,101/
Seyah671,032/
Sheih671,011/
Sayhi67969/
Seiss67704/
Sahei67641/
Seidt67514/
Sheid67367/
Seits67269/
Seich67241/
Shiyi67240/
Sheyd67231/
Seggi67207/
Sheji67200/
Sehia67192/
Sayyi67191/
Szeip67190/
Seiha67177/
Seyidowa67153/
Suyit67147/
Syiah67142/
Sayip67130/
Sheiu67112/
Seyat67105/
Seyts6796/
Shoyi6796/
Seeya6783/
Syied6782/
Sheyu6781/
Sahey6780/
Çeyiz6778/
Seyaz6777/
Seyeh6776/
Soyiç6775/
Seiah6774/
Sheye6773/
Seyss6768/
Seyou6767/
Saayi6759/
Sejie6758/
Hseih6757/
Sayih6755/
Shuyi6752/
Seyep6744/
Seyez6743/
Seiyo6740/
Sheie6739/
Sheyh6739/
Segie6739/
Seist6738/
Seied6737/
Sahyi6737/
Sayiç6737/
Sheys6735/
Sooyi6735/
Sayis6733/
Sheey6732/
Sheia6728/
Sehio6726/
Seyes6725/
Suyid6724/
Seydt6724/
Sheip6723/
Sayie6723/
Seyyd6720/
Sceia6720/
Seyap6720/
Seyot6720/
Sioyi6720/
Seeyo6719/
Seyee6718/
Sieye6715/
Seidh6714/
S'Eid6714/
Hősei6714/
Seihu6713/
Suyip6712/
Sheis6712/
Seihi6712/
Seyos6711/
Sieya6711/
Ceyis6711/
Sieys6711/
Soeye6711/
Sayij6710/
Seiid6710/
Sieyo6710/
Sehji679/
Seyet679/
Syiad678/
Seiit678/
Sheyt678/
Soyie677/
Sayio677/
Seije677/
Soyip676/
Sheuy676/
Shiey676/
Siehy676/
Sieia676/
Seiad676/
Seuhi676/
Seyhe676/
Shyji675/
Soyyi675/
Seyha675/
Szeid675/
Syoji675/
Seisz674/
Seitt674/
Seidd674/
Seeye674/
Seyas674/
Seyau674/
Seiau674/
Syoyi674/
Seysd674/
Sheyy673/
Seyho673/
Seiyd673/
Soyio673/
Ssayi673/
Sehya673/
Seiat673/
Soyis673/
Seehy672/
Sheit672/
Seytt672/
Seitp672/
Sejiy672/
Syieh672/
Sseid672/
Sajyi672/
Sheio672/
Seieh672/
Seish672/
Seies672/
Sejio672/
Seyaa672/
Zssei672/
Zzeyi672/
Suuyi672/
Seyoh672/
Seeji672/
Hsuyi671/
Xseye671/
Sceid671/
Sayiz671/
Sjoey671/
Shyie671/
Sijyi671/
Sieio671/
Sheiz671/
Seeie671/
Seeiy671/
Seeyd671/
Sehiy671/
Seiaz671/
Seiet671/
Seiez671/
Seihe671/
Seijh671/
Shcey671/
Szuyi671/
Sseye671/
Seias671/
Sceiz671/
Sehye671/
Seyoo671/
Seios671/
Jseji671/
Soiyi671/
Soeia671/
Seyuh671/
Seyus671/
Seyhu671/
Sjayi671/
Se'ie671/
Seicz671/
Seeys671/
Seihy671/
Szeit671/
Szyia671/
Sheii671/
Szeya671/
Sheij671/
Sgayi671/
Sceya671/
Sheui671/
Seiie671/
Seiii671/
Sceii671/
Seiys671/
Shhei671/
Seyud671/
Seyut671/
Sxayi671/
Ceyiz671/
Seids670/
Seytz670/
Syhia670/
Seidz670/
Scheyith670/

Seyi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seyi in the Marathi language
सेयीseyi-
Seyi in the Hindi language
सेयीseyi66.67
सेयिाseyia33.33
Seyi in the Arabic language
سييsyy-
سيىsyy-

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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 Seyi
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