Semayi Surname
Approximately 90 people bear this surname
Semayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 79 | 1:130,830 | 14,100 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Semayi (443) may also be a first name.
Semayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Semayi (Oriya: େସମୟୀ) is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Semayi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,967,751st most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Semayi reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Semayi is also the 407,208th most widely held given name on earth It is held by 443 people.
Semayi is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 130,830. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Atlantique Department, where 77 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 11 percent reside and Mono Department, where 6 percent reside. Besides Benin it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Semayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Semayi in the Oriya language | ||
| େସମୟୀ | esamayi | - |
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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 Semayi
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