Semawi Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Semawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia891:331,39617,819
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Semawi (252) may also be a first name.

Semawi Last Name Facts

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

Semawi is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Semawi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,894,523rd most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. Semawi is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Semawi are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 561,423rd most widely held given name on earth It is held by 252 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 331,396. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 80 percent are found, Kelantan, where 11 percent are found and Johor, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Malaysia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semmawi9216/
Semawie922/
Semawoi921/
Semawai921/
Siemmawi861/
Samawi832,331/
Semawa8370/
Semawe8331/
Gemawi8323/
Jemawi8320/
Semavi8315/
Simawi8311/
Semabi832/
Sahmawi77374/
Shamawi77312/
Sammawi7724/
Samhawi7713/
Semabai7711/
Semowai779/
Simawai778/
Samawie777/
Semawer776/
Simawit775/
Semabhi775/
Samawai774/
Shimawi771/
Semmabi771/
Simawyi771/
Sehmabi771/
Samaawi771/
Shemabi771/
Simawis771/
Semhawy771/
Ssemawa771/
Sehmawy771/
Zemawit771/
Somawai771/
Saimawii7124/
Semabhai7114/
Simmawit716/
Semowich716/
Seimowei711/
Chesmawi711/
Suimawii711/
Seemabai711/
Semmabai711/
Samawy672,116/
Simawe67109/
Simavi6786/
Samavi6772/
Zamawi6763/
Simawa6726/
Simabi6712/
Semava6711/
Samawe6710/
Somavi678/
Somawe677/
Simawy674/
Semabe673/
Semave671/
Zemavi671/
Simowi671/
Ssemajjwe671/
Zemawe671/
Seamabhai671/
Semmabhai671/
Symawa671/
Gemabi671/
Gemawe671/
Semowe671/
Schimawiz670/

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Semawi
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