Semay Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Semay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Northern Cyprus | 16 | 1:19,938 | 5,097 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Şemay (1) are calculated separately.
Semay (299) may also be a first name.
Semay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Semay (Marathi: सेमाय, Russian: Семай) is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Şemay. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Semay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Semay is the 1,727,723rd most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Semay are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 31 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 509,704th most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 299 people.
This last name is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 1,953,609. In France Semay is most prevalent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 85 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 6 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 6 percent live. Aside from France Semay is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 24 percent live and England, where 22 percent live.
Semay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Semay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Semay last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Semay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Semay in the Marathi language | ||
| सेमाय | semaya | 80 |
| सेमय | semaya | 20 |
| Semay in the Russian language | ||
| Семай | semaj | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Semay
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