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
The last name Séye has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Seye, Sèye or Seyé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Séye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,882,373rd most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name 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 Séye is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 194,993. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Trarza Region, where 90 percent live, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 5 percent live and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 5 percent live. Beside Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Senegal, where 19 percent live.
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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