Sema Surname
Approximately 31,880 people bear this surname
Sema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 6,761 | 1:14,428 | 2,030 |
| Bangladesh | 4,956 | 1:32,154 | 2,037 |
| India | 3,975 | 1:192,972 | 11,659 |
| South Africa | 1,588 | 1:34,117 | 4,359 |
| Japan | 1,496 | 1:85,457 | 5,551 |
| Egypt | 1,342 | 1:68,507 | 6,354 |
| DR Congo | 1,211 | 1:61,007 | 7,267 |
| Albania | 1,192 | 1:2,445 | 425 |
| Philippines | 1,112 | 1:91,042 | 15,854 |
| Ukraine | 978 | 1:46,547 | 6,759 |
| Thailand | 965 | 1:73,200 | 9,603 |
| Pakistan | 947 | 1:188,642 | 4,694 |
| Benin | 921 | 1:11,222 | 1,535 |
| Indonesia | 716 | 1:184,706 | 17,756 |
| Cameroon | 429 | 1:48,413 | 6,332 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Russia | 332 | 1:434,106 | 41,255 |
| Colombia | 303 | 1:157,670 | 4,448 |
| Turkey | 303 | 1:256,836 | 17,662 |
| Papua New Guinea | 302 | 1:26,999 | 3,041 |
| United States | 162 | 1:2,237,401 | 140,088 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Argentina | 156 | 1:273,996 | 22,048 |
| Italy | 121 | 1:505,427 | 50,992 |
| Brazil | 120 | 1:1,783,953 | 57,833 |
| Germany | 77 | 1:1,045,525 | 70,954 |
| Malaysia | 77 | 1:383,042 | 20,138 |
| Uganda | 75 | 1:520,524 | 29,324 |
| Greece | 74 | 1:149,727 | 24,658 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 1:367,577 | 34,250 |
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| Iran | 40 | 1:1,919,563 | 69,574 |
| Poland | 39 | 1:974,583 | 70,126 |
| Mozambique | 36 | 1:757,266 | 1,613 |
| Belarus | 34 | 1:279,443 | 32,011 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Ivory Coast | 24 | 1:961,301 | 23,927 |
| Kazakhstan | 16 | 1:1,105,156 | 63,055 |
| Namibia | 15 | 1:160,627 | 9,571 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Azerbaijan | 8 | 1:1,206,140 | 16,795 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Haiti | 8 | 1:1,335,488 | 14,216 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Šema (30), Semá (5) & Séma (4) are calculated separately.
Sema (209,242) may also be a first name.
Sema Demographics
Average Sema Salary in
United States
$40,516 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Sema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sema in the Georgian language | ||
| სემა | sema | - |
| Sema in the Tibetan language | ||
| སི་མ་ | sima | - |
| Sema in the Marathi language | ||
| सेमा | sema | 98.95 |
| सॅमा | sema | 1.05 |
| Sema in the Hindi language | ||
| सेमा | sema | 79.8 |
| सीमा | sima | 19.91 |
| सिमा | sima | 0.14 |
| सेंगा | senga | 0.14 |
| Sema in the Bengali language | ||
| সেমা | sema | 66.67 |
| সীমা | sima | 33.33 |
| Sema in the Oriya language | ||
| େସମା | esama | 58.82 |
| େସମ | esama | 23.53 |
| େଶମ | esama | 5.88 |
| େସାମା | esama | 3.92 |
| ସିମା | sima | 1.96 |
| ଶାମ | sama | 1.96 |
| Sema in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻢ | sm | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﻉ | alsma | 50 |
| Sema in the Russian language | ||
| Сема | sema | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sema
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