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
Semayi (Oriya: େସମୟୀ) is most common in Benin. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Semayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,967,751st most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname Semayi is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Semayi are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Semayi is also the 407,208th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 443 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 130,830. In Benin Semayi is mostly concentrated in: Atlantique Department, where 77 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 11 percent are found and Mono Department, where 6 percent are found. Besides Benin this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
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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