Semelis Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Semelis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semelis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia631:32,5404,963
Argentina481:890,48857,418
United States211:17,259,949572,238
France191:3,495,933219,029
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Šemelis (1) are calculated separately.

Semelis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Semelis occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Šemelis. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Semelis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Semelis is the 1,398,030th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname Semelis occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Semelis reside; 42 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 32,540. In Latvia it is most frequent in: Latgale, where 95 percent live, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 2 percent live and Semigallia, where 2 percent live. Aside from Latvia Semelis is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Semelis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Semelis surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Semelis earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.4% more than the national average, earning $48,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šemelis951/
Shemelis937,573/
Semeliss933/
Semelois931/
Semeli92268/
Semmelies886/
Shemelise884/
Shiemelis881/
Samelis86118/
Simelis8684/
Zemelis8663/
Semelia8650/
Semelit8615/
Shemeli8613/
Semetli8610/
Semeles868/
Semeloi865/
Semieli863/
Žemelis861/
Semelio861/
Szemeli861/
Symelis861/
Cemelis861/
Shimelis8059,485/
Shemeles8018,682/
Ziemelis801,240/
Shemelia8080/
Žiemelis8029/
Semmeles8022/
Simeulis809/
Zeimelis807/
Szymelis806/
Shemheli801/
Semeleit801/
Semelets801/
Szemelyi801/
Shemalis801/
Chemelis801/
Sehmeles801/
Semelese801/
Semela772,615/
Semele771,588/
Simeli77378/
Semili77225/
Cemeli77113/
Semely7713/
Zemeli773/
Semyli771/
Semelý771/
Shemelese752,898/
Shimelise7549/
Shimelies7525/
Shimelish754/
Shemeless754/
Shimeliss754/
Semetilli753/
Semetelli751/
Shemelesh751/
Shimeleis751/
Chemeli713,005/
Seemela712,662/
Seimela711,061/
Samolis71548/
Semilia71512/
Semioli71310/
Shemela71281/
Semelyt71248/
Simieli71193/
Semeler71181/
Semelet71169/
Samalis71139/
Zimelis71139/
Cesmeli71117/
Szemela7196/
Ximelis7176/
Semelea7155/
Simelio7146/
Semeile7144/
Çetmeli7139/
Seimelä7135/
Zamelis7133/
Šimelis7132/
Semeila7129/
Semelhe7128/
Semales7127/
Siemela7124/
Semilit7122/
Shemely7122/
Somalis7122/
Seamela7121/
Sismeli7118/
Semaili7117/
Zemalis7115/
Simeles7113/
Semilio7110/
Shemili718/
Simelia717/
Simalis717/
Semylit715/
Semeela714/
Zemmeli714/
Szemely713/
Samilis713/
Ssemele713/
Siemele713/
Seemele713/
Shemele712/
Semiles712/
Semelya712/
Semmele712/
Zemelys712/
Semelha712/
Semelee711/
Similis711/
Zemilis711/
Çesmeli711/
Šamelis711/
Žemalis711/
Zēmelis711/
Ssemela711/
Saimeli711/
Semetle711/
Cimelis711/
Seimele711/
Semeley711/
Samylis711/
Xhemeli711/
Çemgeli711/
Cemelia711/
Shimeles6743,498/
Samoilis67417/
Shemmela67411/
Semeleer67343/
Chimelis67144/
Shemeley67120/
Samuilis67119/
Shimalis6751/
Shemelya6742/
Cemelich6720/
Shemales6716/
Samoylis6715/
Semmeley6712/
Semeilla6711/
Semetler6711/
Chemelei6711/
Semmeler677/
Samojlis677/
Szemiela676/
Semailia674/
Shymeles674/
Shimilis672/
Similies672/
Sameules671/
Chemmeli671/
Joimelis671/
Zemelich671/
Semeylla671/
Shemaili671/
Siemmela671/
Samalais671/
Semilhes671/
Személyi671/
Ceesmeli671/
Chemeloi671/
Semaaili671/
Shemiles671/
Sheimili671/
Schemely670/
Shemelea670/
Sesmmele670/
Shemilia670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Semelis
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