Seyoum Surname

3,877th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Seyoum Surname User-submission:

The Seyoum surname means 'chosen one', 'elected one'.

Seyoum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia143,1111:682110
United States6791:533,81344,364
Israel2071:41,3415,635
England811:687,87739,238
Sweden521:189,36113,089
Eritrea491:96,978125
Canada411:898,67368,969
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Norway111:467,48139,375
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
India51:153,413,076951,030
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Seyoum (120,264) may also be a first name.

Seyoum Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Seyoum surname means 'chosen one', 'elected one'.

- ea9sim

Seyoum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seyoum (Russian: Сейоум) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Seyoum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,877th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 50,468 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Seyoum are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Seyoum is also the 8,581st most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 120,264 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 143,111 people, or 1 in 682. Other than Ethiopia it exists in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Israel, where 0 percent are found.

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% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seyoume921,292/
Seeyoum921/
Sieyoum921/
Seyum9111,872/
Syoum911,470/
Seyom9143/
Seoum916/
Siyoum8325,187/
Seyume834,507/
Seyuom8327/
Seyoun8311/
Seeyom838/
Sayoum835/
Seiyum834/
Seyium834/
Suyoum834/
Sehoum832/
Ceyoum831/
Seyhum831/
Sheyum831/
Sheoum831/
Sieoum831/
Soyoum831/
Seyome831/
Seyaum831/
Seuoum831/
Syum803,590/
Soum802,909/
Seum802,380/
Seym80357/
Seom801/
Seyhoun77189/
Seyoung776/
Siyoume774/
Seyoune773/
Seyyoun773/
Sehoume772/
Sahyoum771/
Siehoum771/
Souyoum771/
Sseyume771/
Sayoume771/
Sehyume771/
Seyam7311,131/
Suyom733,584/
Soume73852/
Sheum73762/
Seyon73570/
Seaum73541/
Seume73313/
Sayum73183/
Suyum73126/
Sayom73113/
Siyom7383/
Shoum7372/
Sohum7371/
Soyom7361/
Soyum7344/
Seuam7342/
Seyun7335/
Soium7335/
Seium7332/
Syume7318/
Soumh7318/
Seyem7316/
Sejum7315/
Shyum7310/
Sheym739/
Souem736/
Seeum736/
Sioum736/
Soumm736/
Seiom736/
Seoun734/
Seyme734/
Sjoum733/
Sieum733/
Sheom732/
Sojum732/
Ceyom732/
Seumg731/
Sehym731/
Seuim731/
Sieom731/
Zeyom731/
Souom731/
Ssoum731/
Syiom731/
Seeom731/
Seiym731/
Seeyoung716/
Sahyoume711/
Sseyyume711/
Seyhun671,670/
Sehoun67300/
Seyong67122/
Seeyon67119/
Saehum6762/
Sayoun6755/
Saiyum6745/
Seoung6743/
Sahyum6742/
Schyum6741/
Sioumo6740/
Seyuin6733/
Siyoun6725/
Sheyon6723/
Sheyim6721/
Seehom6720/
Shuyum6720/
Sayyum6718/
Seyame6718/
Sheyam6717/
Schoum6714/
Sayoom6713/
Saeoun6713/
Seoune6712/
Seytim678/
Shayum678/
Shehum678/
Zayoum676/
Seyone676/
Sayhom676/
Seaoun675/
Seeyam674/
Shoyom674/
Shoume674/
Seeoun674/
Suyoun673/
Seyeme673/
Souyam672/
Saiyom672/
Sehyon672/
Soumne672/
Sihoum672/
Sehyun672/
Cheyum671/
Sayaum671/
Sheyem671/
Shieym671/
Seucem671/
Sehumm671/
Souyum671/
Zeeyum671/
Seyune671/
Seyung671/
Seyaon671/
Seyham671/
Seumme671/
Siyome671/
Sheume671/
Sheium671/
Siehom671/
Saweum671/
Souyem671/
Soutem671/
Siyaom671/
Seyhme671/
Seyime671/
Seiyme671/
Seheum671/
Sayomg671/
Saeumh671/
Sheymn671/
Sousim671/
Soucim671/
Seahom670/
Sayhum670/
Sheoem670/
Sehaum670/
Seymeh670/
Seysim670/

Seyoum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seyoum in the Russian language
Сейоумsejoum-

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