Sema Surname

17,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Albania

Sema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia6,7611:14,4282,030
Bangladesh4,9561:32,1542,037
India3,9751:192,97211,659
South Africa1,5881:34,1174,359
Japan1,4961:85,4575,551
Egypt1,3421:68,5076,354
DR Congo1,2111:61,0077,267
Albania1,1921:2,445425
Philippines1,1121:91,04215,854
Ukraine9781:46,5476,759
Thailand9651:73,2009,603
Pakistan9471:188,6424,694
Benin9211:11,2221,535
Indonesia7161:184,70617,756
Cameroon4291:48,4136,332
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Russia3321:434,10641,255
Colombia3031:157,6704,448
Turkey3031:256,83617,662
Papua New Guinea3021:26,9993,041
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Argentina1561:273,99622,048
Italy1211:505,42750,992
Brazil1201:1,783,95357,833
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
Malaysia771:383,04220,138
Uganda751:520,52429,324
Greece741:149,72724,658
England421:1,326,62059,571
Zimbabwe421:367,57734,250
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Iran401:1,919,56369,574
Poland391:974,58370,126
Mozambique361:757,2661,613
Belarus341:279,44332,011
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
France251:2,656,909193,074
Ivory Coast241:961,30123,927
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Namibia151:160,6279,571
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Haiti81:1,335,48814,216
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Šema (30), Semá (5) & Séma (4) are calculated separately.

Sema (209,242) may also be a first name.

Sema Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sema Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sema (Bengali: সেমা, Georgian: სემა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻢ, Hindi: सेमा, Marathi: सेमा, Oriya: େସମା, Russian: Сема, Tibetan: སི་མ་) is most common in Ethiopia. It can appear as a variant: Šema, Semá or Séma. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sema? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 17,386th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 228,593 people. The surname Sema is primarily found in Asia, where 46 percent of Sema are found; 31 percent are found in South Asia and 21 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 4,994th most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 209,242 people.

The surname Sema is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 6,761 people, or 1 in 14,428. Beside Ethiopia this surname is found in 98 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 16 percent reside and India, where 12 percent reside.

Sema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sema has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sema surname rose 3,240 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sema Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Sema last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Sema earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 20.68% less than the national average, earning R 188,496 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.39% more than the national average, earning $23,699,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.1% less than the national average, earning $40,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.63% less than the national average, earning $32,476 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šema9230/
Semá925/
Séma924/
Shema8927,133/
Seema8918,588/
Sesma897,364/
Semma892,795/
Saema892,343/
Seima892,305/
Semah891,439/
Semai891,305/
Siema891,112/
Semat89648/
Semas89403/
Semaa89312/
Seuma89228/
Semau89191/
Semad89158/
Seama89147/
Semaj89136/
Scema89132/
Semay89112/
Semea8994/
Szema8991/
Semga8948/
Seyma8944/
Soema8937/
Semoa8928/
Semha8917/
Setma8914/
Ssema8913/
Semač899/
Semaï898/
Sehma896/
Semap894/
Hsema893/
Sheema801,418/
Sesmas80760/
Semmad80628/
Semaha80617/
Semmah80456/
Semash80255/
Saemah80252/
Semaya80235/
Shemau80212/
Shemas80211/
Semmaa80209/
Semach80195/
Seimah80187/
Schema80187/
Sesmat80164/
Shemah80145/
Soemai80109/
Semaia80100/
Shaema8089/
Seemai8084/
Shemha8082/
Semahu8066/
Semmat8066/
Seméga8054/
Seymat8047/
Seimas8046/
Shemaj8046/
Szemat8044/
Sheyma8044/
Sheima8040/
Semays8029/
Saemai8029/
Semhat8025/
Semmau8023/
Shemad8019/
Seamas8019/
Seemad8016/
Soemah8015/
Seemaa8015/
Semaih8014/
Shemai8014/
Sehmah8013/
Seemat8012/
Semait8011/
Shetma8011/
Semaat8011/
Shemaa809/
Hsemad808/
Seemma808/
Shemat808/
Seimai807/
Shemma806/
Siemas806/
Shemea806/
Semaja805/
Shehma804/
Semaut804/
Shiema804/
Siemai804/
Seisma804/
Semaay803/
Siemat803/
Semaah803/
Semaiy803/
Scemma803/
Shesma802/
Semaus802/
Seemas802/
Semaad802/
Semmai802/
Shemga802/
Semioa802/
Setmat802/
Szemay802/
Saemha802/
Seamai802/
Seymas801/
Zsesma801/
Siesma801/
Sietma801/
Shoema801/
Seamau801/
Seamma801/
Semaaz801/
Semahj801/
Seemay801/
Seimap801/
Seumah801/
Siemah801/
Shemaz801/
Sethma801/
Siemay801/
Sehtma801/
Semaiz801/
Sematz801/
Semgai801/
Sejmaa801/
Szejma801/
Sesmma801/
Seamaa801/
Seemaj801/
Seemau801/
Seamea801/
Saemaa801/
Saemau801/
Seymea801/
Semmas800/
Sematp800/
Sematt800/
Seamay800/
Sama75254,147/
Soma75141,357/
Sima75111,841/
Seme7528,664/
Semo7520,896/
Semi757,776/
Zema755,393/
Jema754,502/
Gema753,838/
Syma751,650/
Cema751,068/
Semy75706/
Síma7524/
Çema7511/
Semé758/
Xema756/
Sîma751/
Shemais73988/
Shemaya73572/
Semmach73311/
Siemasz73265/
Shemmea73165/
Shemgaa73128/
Shemeas73123/
Semgaya7390/
Seammai7377/
Siemmai7371/
Shchema7339/
Sheemma7327/
Seesmaa7320/
Shemmas7315/
Saemmah7315/
Shoemay7313/
Semahah7310/
Semmuha7310/
Saemmai7310/
Shemuha739/
Shettma739/
Siesmaa738/
Siemash738/
Sehmath737/
Shemash736/
Siemast736/
Seemaya735/
Shemahu735/
Seimoha735/
Ssemaya735/
Semeova734/
Geesema734/
Shemmai733/
Shemait733/
Seymaux733/
Shemhai732/
Szemait732/
Scheema732/
Seimmai732/
Siemach731/
Seamaus731/
Semhaya731/
Semmatt731/
Seemaap731/
Sehmaus731/
Seytmat731/
Suheema731/
Semmait731/
Sheimau731/
Schiema731/
Sohiema731/
Soemmai731/
Seymass731/
Shesmaz731/
Sheehma731/
Sheemat731/
Shoemma731/
Siemaha731/
Siemaja731/
Ssemaja731/
Sssemea731/
Saemaha731/
Seahmad731/
Seamooa731/
Semmass731/
Sematch731/
Sheymaa731/
Schoema731/
Shemach731/
Semmeat731/
Sesmmai731/
Semacht731/
Scheama730/
Seimmas730/
Seamads730/
Simha6778,219/
Shima6776,942/
Shama6749,812/
Samah6742,749/
Saima6732,461/
Samai6728,235/
Simas6720,357/
Somma6717,534/
Djema6715,980/
Simai6714,628/
Semiz6713,942/
Simma6713,654/
Sayma6711,160/
Somai6710,200/
Shoma678,006/
Simaj677,371/
Samaa675,641/
Gemma675,225/
Chema674,980/
Samma674,075/
Somah674,026/
Shemo673,358/
Jemat672,479/
Soima672,414/
Simat672,380/
Shemy672,121/
Samay672,101/
Sehmi672,052/
Semet671,792/
Samau671,718/
Samea671,597/
Samha671,417/
Sheme671,305/
Shemi671,209/
Sesme671,166/
Somaa671,151/
Simah671,081/
Semou671,081/
Xhema671,054/
Jemai671,038/
Semey67974/
Somay67907/
Semer67898/
Szima67845/
Jemaa67842/
Szyma67729/
Jemma67720/
Simau67636/
Simea67625/
Shyma67612/
Seumo67612/
Seemi67597/
Zemma67578/
Seeme67573/
Sahma67563/
Somha67527/
Semei67508/
Semes67495/
Semoo67460/
Seime67432/
Semis67395/
Somau67372/
Gisma67372/
Ziema67360/
Saama67355/
Semmy67342/
Zhema67322/
Zeema67315/
Seume67313/
Jemas67312/
Semii67298/
Sisma67288/
Semos67282/
Jemea67277/
Semit67273/
Semme67260/
Soyma67258/
Gemay67254/
Zeama67252/
Seemo67234/
Semid67231/
Simaz67213/
Semio67202/
Sohma67199/
Gemas67195/
Semmo67193/
Simay67184/
Sieme67181/
Semhi67177/
Sethmash67174/
Seimi67165/
Setmo67152/
Zejma67149/
Seami67149/
Semyz67149/
Semmi67145/
Jeama67145/
Semih67140/
Simaa67137/
Semeh67134/
Saemo67132/
Seame67124/
Soemo67123/
Semoi67121/
Seimo67120/
Jemad67113/
Cisma67113/
Simad67112/
Zaema67101/
Zemay67101/
Somea6796/
Suima6791/
Cesma6791/
Semeu6789/
Semez6784/
Zeima6782/
Suyma6780/
Semeš6777/
Zetma6776/
Seumi6772/
Semie6768/
Sajma6766/
Semho6765/
Semeș6764/
Jemau6763/
Ceema6761/
Semiy6759/
Simoa6758/
Jisma6755/
Simga6753/
Zemaj6753/
Semoy6748/
Sojma6747/
Jõema6742/
Giema6739/
Semui6738/
Sesmo6737/
Gemai6736/
Symma6734/
Cemas6731/
Gemat6731/
Gemad6731/
Sjima6730/
Cemma6730/
Jeema6730/
Gemea6730/
Sihma6728/
Symai6726/
Cemat6725/
Gemha6725/
Gemaa6724/
Setmi6724/
Cemaj6723/
Zemat6723/
Sitma6722/
Symaj6722/
Siemo6721/
Semoh6720/
Gesma6720/
Jesma6718/
Ceima6717/
Hsama6716/
Jhema6716/
Ssama6715/
Zoema6715/
Semee6715/
Seymi6715/
Semed6714/
Sysma6714/
Semuo6714/
Zemad6714/
Cemai6712/
Symaz6712/
Semod6711/
Semot6711/
Scima6711/
Somaï6711/
Ceuma6711/
Jemha6710/
Siemi6710/
Semys6710/
Semáč6710/
Seimy679/
Cemay679/
Ssima679/
Jeima678/
Geyma678/
Syoma678/
Simap676/
Symad676/
Zeyma676/
Siemy676/
Åsemo676/
Seymo675/
Tjema675/
Samaï675/
Jemaï675/
Seamo675/
Džema675/
Jemay675/
Ceama674/
Seamy674/
Sjemahat674/
Getma674/
Seyme674/
Zemai674/
Jemâa674/
Somaî674/
Ssemo674/
Cehma674/
Semihova673/
Zemas673/
Zesma673/
Semep673/
Sémat673/
Symat673/
Schemath673/
Seemy673/
Ssoma673/
Hgema673/
Sujma672/
Jeyma672/
Gemau672/
Sesmi672/
Symas672/
Sytma672/
Szemo672/
Seumy672/
Simaï672/
Simaš672/
Sseme672/
Žeima672/
Žemľa672/
Xemay672/
Sejmo672/
Zisma672/
Sémah672/
Semmooha672/
Jsima671/
Dgema671/
Gemaz671/
Schoemah671/
Schemach671/
Schiemma671/
Sheimaya671/
Shemgaya671/
Semahova671/
Semeyova671/
Sehmo671/
Samaî671/
Jemàa671/
Zeuma671/
Shemá671/
Sehme671/
Jemaz671/
Šiema671/
Zséma671/
Shemé671/
Samaâ671/
Sceme671/
Semyo671/
Semyt671/
Semís671/
Semoj671/
Semerowa671/
Semge671/
Semhe671/
Szemi671/
Séima671/
Sémaj671/
Szíma671/
Gejma671/
Cemaz671/
Cetma671/
Şemay671/
Cemah671/
Cemga671/
Seemaasd671/
Semyh671/
Semjs671/
Semoz671/
Symha671/
Çeama671/
Gemaj671/
Scemy670/
Seammash670/
Zemau670/

Sema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sema in the Georgian language
სემაsema-
Sema in the Tibetan language
སི་མ་sima-
Sema in the Marathi language
सेमाsema98.95
सॅमाsema1.05
Sema in the Hindi language
सेमाsema79.8
सीमाsima19.91
सिमाsima0.14
सेंगाsenga0.14
Sema in the Bengali language
সেমাsema66.67
সীমাsima33.33
Sema in the Oriya language
େସମାesama58.82
େସମesama23.53
େଶମesama5.88
େସାମାesama3.92
ସିମାsima1.96
ଶାମsama1.96
Sema in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻢsm50
ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﻉalsma50
Sema in the Russian language
Семаsema-

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