Semec Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Semec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy991:617,74456,461
Slovenia291:85,78210,816
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Croatia61:704,76744,411
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Šemec (4) are calculated separately.

Semec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Semec is borne by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Šemec. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Semec? popularity and diffusion

Semec is the 1,177,228th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Semec reside; 49 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent reside in Italic Europe.

The surname Semec is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 617,744. In Italy it is most numerous in: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 99 percent live and Liguria, where 1 percent live. Other than Italy it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 14 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.

Semec Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Semec has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Semec surname expanded 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Semec Last Name Statistics demography

Semec earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 15.13% more than the national average, earning $57,202 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šemec934/
Sehmec91116/
Semeck9122/
Semech917/
Semeuc911/
Semesch8334/
Semeche8332/
Siemeck8329/
Siemiec8312/
Seimeck832/
Semecke831/
Szemeck831/
Shemeck830/
Sehmech830/
Semic80920/
Semes80495/
Semek80145/
Semeg80141/
Simec8093/
Semez8084/
Semeš8077/
Semež804/
Semex801/
Semeq801/
Semmeche7715/
Schemeck7711/
Siemes731,861/
Siemek731,436/
Semmes73658/
Shemes73470/
Semych73388/
Semets73327/
Semich73324/
Seames73226/
Semick73148/
Semezh73121/
Shemek73121/
Symiec73106/
Simeck73103/
Semesh7369/
Semeke7348/
Seemes7339/
Semyck7336/
Sejmej7334/
Seemek7327/
Simecz7322/
Zemeck7320/
Seimes7314/
Scemes7313/
Semmeg734/
Zemeic733/
Semics733/
Shimec733/
Zemech733/
Semici732/
Semekh732/
Cemech732/
Shemeg731/
Scimec731/
Seamez731/
Semeis731/
Semiek731/
Semetz731/
Simeac731/
Sehmeç731/
Semhej731/
Semike731/
Szemek731/
Szemeš731/
Shemez731/
Seamek731/
Sehmes731/
Schiemeck713/
Semeacova712/
Schemmeck710/
Scheameck710/
Shemesh679,472/
Seimetz67917/
Szymiec67527/
Shemeis67468/
Semisch67398/
Semetse67382/
Shemets67175/
Shemees67125/
Shemeas67123/
Shemick6743/
Semeiks6738/
Shimeck6733/
Siemież6732/
Semiche6726/
Semetke6722/
Semigue6717/
Semique6714/
Semeske6712/
Seemeak6712/
Siemeke6711/
Schemek678/
Chemech678/
Simmeck676/
Shemich673/
Semegue673/
Siemesz673/
Shimeic672/
Szymeck672/
Shemetz672/
Seummek672/
Zsemeik671/
Shemeeg671/
Shemeej671/
Shemeek671/
Semmees671/
Sehmich671/
Simecke671/
Siemiez671/
Ssemeke671/
Sehmick671/
Semeets671/
Szemmes671/
Shemekt671/
Seemmic671/
Seimets671/
Semaike671/
Semiock670/

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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 Semec
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