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
The surname Semay (Marathi: सेमाय, Russian: Семай) occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Şemay. Click here for further potential spellings of Semay.
How Common Is The Last Name Semay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,727,723rd most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name Semay occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Semay reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 31 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 509,704th most commonly held first name globally, held by 299 people.
The surname Semay is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 1,953,609. In France it is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 85 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 6 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 6 percent live. Besides France this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 24 percent live and England, where 22 percent live.
Semay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Semay has changed over time. 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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