The Seye surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 249 people carried this name — #77,012 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 109% from 119 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 92 people named Seye.
Most of them — 58 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 65 people named Seye live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in East Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 20 people named Seye live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Seye,
with a public archive behind them.
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Abdoulaye Seye 1934–2011 · sprinter -
Abdoulaye Seye 1934–2011 · sprinter
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Bamba Seye 1979– · basketball player
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Nils Seye Larsen 1980– · politician
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Souleymane Seye Ndiaye 1982– · actor
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Fary Seye 1984– · judoka
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Seye.
- Severin 2,416 · U.S. census
- Severino 4,051 · U.S. census
- Sevilla 8,980 · U.S. census
- Sevillano 847 · U.S. census
- Seville 1,018 · U.S. census
- Sevin 916 · U.S. census
- Seyer 620 · U.S. census
- Seyfried 931 · U.S. census
- Seyler 2,102 · U.S. census
- Seyller 524 · U.S. census
- Seymour 25,436 · U.S. census
- Seys 202 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Seye is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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