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 is found most in Benin. It can also be rendered as a variant: Sei, Seî or Šei. For other potential spellings of Seï click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seï? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Seï live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Seï is also the 3,941,740th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 9 people.
Seï is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,583,900. In Benin Seï is most frequent in: Alibori Department, where 75 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 25 percent are found. Beside Benin this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent are found.
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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