Séye Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Séye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 21 | 1:194,993 | 9,876 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
The alternate forms: Seye (69,406), Sèye (5) & Seyé (1) are calculated separately.
Séye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Séye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Séye is found most in Mauritania. It can also appear as a variant: Seye, Sèye or Seyé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Séye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Séye is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Séye live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 194,993. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Trarza Region, where 90 percent reside, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 5 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania it is found in one country. It also occurs in Senegal, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seye | 92 | 69,406 | / |
| Sèye | 92 | 5 | / |
| Sye | 86 | 698 | / |
| Seyé | 83 | 1 | / |
| Saye | 75 | 41,676 | / |
| Soye | 75 | 2,045 | / |
| Siye | 75 | 845 | / |
| Suye | 75 | 167 | / |
| Shye | 75 | 134 | / |
| Syea | 75 | 28 | / |
| Syie | 75 | 6 | / |
| Séyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Syey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sayed | 67 | 1,591,802 | / |
| Seyed | 67 | 85,335 | / |
| Sayeh | 67 | 15,293 | / |
| Sayes | 67 | 4,678 | / |
| Soyez | 67 | 2,742 | / |
| Shaye | 67 | 2,641 | / |
| Sayee | 67 | 2,173 | / |
| Sayet | 67 | 845 | / |
| Syyed | 67 | 736 | / |
| Syeya | 67 | 724 | / |
| Sahye | 67 | 499 | / |
| Siyed | 67 | 498 | / |
| Shiye | 67 | 293 | / |
| Seyie | 67 | 269 | / |
| Suoye | 67 | 148 | / |
| Seaye | 67 | 146 | / |
| Siyeh | 67 | 135 | / |
| Syead | 67 | 128 | / |
| Shoye | 67 | 107 | / |
| Schye | 67 | 83 | / |
| Syied | 67 | 82 | / |
| Sioye | 67 | 77 | / |
| Seyeh | 67 | 76 | / |
| Sheye | 67 | 73 | / |
| Suyee | 67 | 67 | / |
| Soyed | 67 | 60 | / |
| Soyeh | 67 | 57 | / |
| Suyet | 67 | 55 | / |
| Siaye | 67 | 52 | / |
| Souye | 67 | 47 | / |
| Suyes | 67 | 46 | / |
| Sayez | 67 | 44 | / |
| Siyae | 67 | 44 | / |
| Seyep | 67 | 44 | / |
| Seyez | 67 | 43 | / |
| Sauye | 67 | 43 | / |
| Soyet | 67 | 43 | / |
| Siyez | 67 | 38 | / |
| Soyes | 67 | 35 | / |
| Sayep | 67 | 31 | / |
| Siyep | 67 | 27 | / |
| Shuye | 67 | 26 | / |
| Seyes | 67 | 25 | / |
| Sayie | 67 | 23 | / |
| Syaie | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sohye | 67 | 20 | / |
| Saaye | 67 | 18 | / |
| Seyee | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sieye | 67 | 15 | / |
| Syeha | 67 | 14 | / |
| Soeye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Siyet | 67 | 10 | / |
| Seyet | 67 | 9 | / |
| Suyed | 67 | 8 | / |
| Siyes | 67 | 8 | / |
| Soyie | 67 | 7 | / |
| Soyee | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sooye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Seyhe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Suyue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Seuye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Syaei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Siiye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Scaye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sayhe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seeye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sayje | 67 | 3 | / |
| Suyep | 67 | 3 | / |
| Syeyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Syeyd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Syieh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seyue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sihye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soyep | 67 | 2 | / |
| Xseye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shyea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Syejd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soyue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sseye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sehye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Syoei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siuye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siyeç | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Syaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsuye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sysea | 67 | 0 | / |
| Scuye | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Séye
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