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 last name Seï occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Sei, Seî or Šei. Click here for further possible spellings of Seï.
How Common Is The Last Name Seï? popularity and diffusion
The surname Seï is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly 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. Seï is also the 3,941,740th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 9 people.
Seï is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,583,900. In Benin it is primarily found in: Alibori Department, where 75 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 25 percent reside. Beside Benin Seï exists in 2 countries. It is also common 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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