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Names / Seo

Is Seo a first name or a last name?

Seo is a family name (last name). It is mostly a family name in South Korea.

How to address someone called Seo

  • South Korea. Seo is a family name and is usually written first. Write Dear Mr. Seo or Dear Ms. Seo, or use the full name if you cannot tell which title fits.

Not sure which part of a full name is which? Check the full name with the country where the person is based.

Seo by country

People recorded in Wikidata who carry Seo as a family name or as a given name, by country of citizenship (601 in total).

CountryAs family nameAs given nameFamily name share
South Korea5760100%
Japan100100%
North Korea70100%
United States70100%

Wikidata covers notable people, so counts show how the name is used, not how many people carry it.

Seo in the United States

  • As a surname: about 7,033 people in the 2010 census, rank 4,998 among US surnames.

More on this naming tradition: How Korean names work.

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