Semeliya Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Semeliya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Semeliya (5) may also be a first name.
Semeliya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semeliya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Semeliya occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Semeliya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Semeliya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Semeliya reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 5 people.
Semeliya is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Bundibugyo District, where 100 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semeleya | 88 | 68 | / |
| Semiliya | 88 | 9 | / |
| Sameliya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Djemeliya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Siemaliya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Semelea | 80 | 55 | / |
| Semeloi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Semeley | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samaliya | 75 | 637 | / |
| Shemeley | 75 | 120 | / |
| Somaliya | 75 | 75 | / |
| Similiya | 75 | 21 | / |
| Simoliya | 75 | 18 | / |
| Semaloya | 75 | 17 | / |
| Semmeley | 75 | 12 | / |
| Gemelaia | 75 | 6 | / |
| Samoliya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Semolaya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Simaliya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Semelois | 75 | 1 | / |
| Semeleit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Semaliyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zameliya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shemelea | 75 | 0 | / |
| Schemeley | 71 | 43 | / |
| Djemiliya | 71 | 12 | / |
| Shimaliya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shamaliya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shimiliya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Seemeelae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samailiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jimeliyat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shemieley | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shamaliyah | 67 | 29 | / |
| Dzhemiliya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Semalai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Simeley | 67 | 3 | / |
| Samelei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sameley | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samelui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sammaaliya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semelee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semilay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somelea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semalay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semaley | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Semeliya
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