Semelius Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Semelius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semelius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Semelius Last Name Facts

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

The surname Semelius occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Semelius? popularity and diffusion

The surname Semelius is the 5,587,209th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Semelius is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Semelius live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,230,845. In Sweden Semelius is mostly found in: Skåne County, where 50 percent are found, Västerbotten County, where 25 percent are found and Östergötland County, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Sweden this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Norway, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semelus937/
Simelius88193/
Samelius8854/
Sammelius8235/
Sommelius8226/
Simelus80300/
Cemelus8040/
Semiliu802/
Gemelus802/
Symelus801/
Semilus801/
Samalius754/
Cimelius752/
Suimelus751/
Ssemeelu751/
Semilu7166/
Simelu713/
Samuilius711/
Cimelus6783/
Similus6782/
Samilus6710/
Samalus678/
Jemilus678/
Shimelu675/
Cemilus674/
Similiu674/
Shemilu671/
Semilou671/
Simélus671/
Simeleu671/

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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 Semelius
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