Across the world, Seán (Seán 
, שון 
, ショーン 
, and others...) is quite a rare masculine first name. The given name Seán is characteristic of Ireland, where it is quite a common male name, Tajikistan, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Israel, where it is a rare principally masculine, but very seldom female name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Ireland, China, and Tajikistan. Very seldom, Seán is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Seán | United Kingdom, Australia, United States, United Arab Emirates, Ireland |
| שון | Israel |
| ショーン | Japan |
| شون | Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Iraq |
| Шон | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Tajikistan, Russia |
| 肖恩 | China |
Džons, Erwann, Evan, Gian, Gianni, Giannis, Giovan, Giovanni, Giuàn, Gjoni, Hannes, Hanns, Hans, Honsa, Honza, Huans, Ian, Ianka, Ieuan, Ifan, Ioan, Ioann, Ioannes, Ioannis, Ion, Ivan, Ivano, Ivans, Ivashka, Ivo, Iván, Iwan, Iwo, Jaan, Jack, Jan, Janka, Janos, Jean, Jehan, Jhoao, Joan, Joannes, Joao, Jogvan, Johan, Johann, Johannes, Johannès, Johano,
Seán is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Banshee , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Uncanny X-Men; Kenneth Carson , the fictional character based on and portrayed by the Barbie fashion doll lines and associated media franchise from the American toy-company Mattel, Inc., Toy Story 3; Shane Walsh , the fictional character in The Walking Dead universe; Sean Hawk , character in Star Trek: First Contact and Sean Johnson , the deuteragonist of the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and in many other works.
| seán ó maolalaidh Irish chieftain (b. 1419) |
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| seán an tsalainn french Irish mayor (b. 1489) |
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| seán ó neachtain Irish poet and writer, IE (b. 1650) |
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| seán clárach mac domhnaill Irish poet, IE (b. 1691) |
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| seán ó súilleabháin Irish soldier in the service of France, IE (b. 1700) |
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| seán na ráithíneach ó murchadha (b. 1700) |
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seán mac héil Catholic archbishop, IE (b. 1791) |
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seán ó mathúna Irish nationalist politician and Gaelic scholar, IE (b. 1815) |
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seán ó seachnasaigh Australian politician, IE (b. 1818) |
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seán ó laoghaire Irish separatist and a leading Fenian (1830-1907), IE (b. 1830) |
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seán ó dubhuí Irish rebel leader, IE (b. 1842) |
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seán mac giolla bhríde Irish republican, IE (b. 1868) |
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seán milroy Irish politician, IE (b. 1877) |
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seán ó cathasaigh Irish writer (1880-1964), IE (b. 1880) |
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seán thomas o'kelly second President of Ireland (1882-1966), IE (b. 1882) |
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Fox, Curran, Macroibín, Maguire, Mcmahon, Carroll, Cassidy, Crowley, Brennan, Kennedy, Doherty, Farrell, O'Brien, O'Neill, O'Leary, Mccarthy, Connolly, Kavanagh, O'Connor, O'Reilly, Gallagher, O'Connell, Cronin, Murphy, Murray, Meehan, Ryan, Daly, Ward, Smith, Casey, Burke, Byrne, Kenny, Kelly, Keane, Fitzgerald, Keogh, Dunne, Duffy, Lynch, Nolan, Hayes, Healy, Flynn, Foley, Walsh, Quinn, Doyle, and O'Sullivan