Seï Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Seï Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
The alternate forms: Sei (16,059), Seî (2) & Šei (103) are calculated separately.
Seï (9) may also be a first name.
Seï Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seï Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Seï occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Sei, Seî or Šei. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seï? popularity and diffusion
Seï is the 7,593,402nd most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Seï are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 9 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,583,900. In Benin Seï is primarily concentrated in: Alibori Department, where 75 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 25 percent reside. Other than Benin this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sei | 89 | 16,059 | / |
| Seî | 89 | 2 | / |
| Seïd | 86 | 12,711 | / |
| Se | 80 | 164,925 | / |
| Šei | 78 | 103 | / |
| Sheïr | 75 | 1 | / |
| She | 67 | 406,704 | / |
| See | 67 | 57,330 | / |
| Set | 67 | 38,928 | / |
| Sze | 67 | 34,983 | / |
| Sea | 67 | 29,136 | / |
| Sey | 67 | 23,866 | / |
| Sie | 67 | 19,731 | / |
| Seh | 67 | 12,430 | / |
| Seu | 67 | 11,763 | / |
| Ser | 67 | 9,374 | / |
| Sep | 67 | 5,677 | / |
| Sed | 67 | 3,902 | / |
| Ses | 67 | 2,974 | / |
| Hse | 67 | 2,331 | / |
| Søe | 67 | 479 | / |
| Sej | 67 | 289 | / |
| Åse | 67 | 215 | / |
| Sce | 67 | 187 | / |
| Sse | 67 | 169 | / |
| Sez | 67 | 96 | / |
| Seç | 67 | 88 | / |
| Jse | 67 | 59 | / |
| Sje | 67 | 30 | / |
| Zeï | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sge | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sée | 67 | 12 | / |
| Säe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Seß | 67 | 11 | / |
| Øse | 67 | 5 | / |
| Seş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sxe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xse | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seï
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