Seyoum Surname
Approximately 144,400 people bear this surname
Seyoum Surname User-submission:
The Seyoum surname means 'chosen one', 'elected one'.
Seyoum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 143,111 | 1:682 | 110 |
| United States | 679 | 1:533,813 | 44,364 |
| Israel | 207 | 1:41,341 | 5,635 |
| England | 81 | 1:687,877 | 39,238 |
| Sweden | 52 | 1:189,361 | 13,089 |
| Eritrea | 49 | 1:96,978 | 125 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Seyoum (120,264) may also be a first name.
Seyoum Surname Meaning
Seyoum Demographics
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Seyoum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seyoum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Seyoum (Russian: Сейоум) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seyoum? popularity and diffusion
The surname Seyoum is the 3,877th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 50,468 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Seyoum live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 8,581st most frequently used forename globally, held by 120,264 people.
This last name is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 143,111 people, or 1 in 682. Beside Ethiopia Seyoum occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Israel, where 0 percent live.
Seyoum Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Seyoum last name are 39.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Seyoum earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 84.12% less than the national average, earning €4,768 per year; in Norway they earn 15.17% less than the national average, earning 293,567 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.49% more than the national average, earning $44,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.51% less than the national average, earning $44,462 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seyoum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seyoum in the Russian language | ||
| Сейоум | sejoum | - |
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