Seah is a surname in various cultures. Its languages of origin include Chinese and Muscogee.
Origins Seah may be a Latin-alphabet spelling of multiple Chinese surnames, based on their pronunciation in various Southern Min dialects, listed in the table below. Southern Min spellings of Chinese surnames are often found in Malaysia and Singapore, where many descendants of Chinese migrants can trace their roots to the Fujian and Guangdong provinces of China where various Southern Min dialects are spoken.
Standard Mandarin Character Hokkien Teochew Notes References Hanyu Pinyin T S Pe̍h-ōe-jī IPA Peng'im IPA Chéng Additionally see Shé . Additionally see Xiè Literary pronunciation; the colloquial pronunciation is often spelled Chia . Additionally see
Seah may also be name in other cultures as well. For example, it was a Muscogee name, more commonly spelled Sioh.
Statistics
The 2010 United States census found 170 people with the surname Seah, making it the 105,079th-most-common name in the country. This represented an increase from 133 (120,330th-most-common) in the 2000 Census. In both censuses, more than eight-tenths of the bearers of the surname identified as Asian, and roughly one tenth as non-Hispanic White.
People Chinese surname Xiè (謝) Seah Mong Hee (), Singaporean quantity surveyor who became a partner of Langdon & Seah in 1949 Seah Kian Peng (; born 1961), Singaporean politician Jade Seah (; born 1983), Singaporean model James Seah (; born 1990), Singaporean actor Stella Seah (; born 1992), Singaporean singer-songwriter
Chinese surname Shé (佘) Seah Eu Chin (; 1805–1883), Chinese-born Singaporean merchant Seah Tee Heng (; died 1884), Kapitan Cina in Johor, Malaya Seah Leng Chye (; ), son of Seah Tee Heng Seah Jim Quee (; ), businessman in Johor, Malaya Seah Moon Ming (; born 1956), Singaporean corporate executive Lynnette Seah (; born 1957), Singaporean violinist Seah Leong Peng (; 1966–2014), Malaysian politician Nicole Seah (; born 1986), Singaporean politician Charmaine Sheh (; born 1975), Hong Kong-Chinese actress and singer
Other Sunday Seah (born 1978), Liberian football goalkeeper
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