Semester Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Semester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
India71:109,580,769786,157
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Semester Last Name Facts

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

Semester is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Semester.

How Common Is The Last Name Semester? popularity and diffusion

Semester is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Semester occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Semester are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States Semester is most prevalent in: Indiana, where 30 percent are found, Louisiana, where 30 percent are found and Arkansas, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 30 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 4 percent are found.

Semester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Semester has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Semester surname rose 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Semester Last Name Statistics demography

Semester earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.3% less than the national average, earning $10,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semeister946/
Seamester941/
Shemester940/
Semeter9321/
Siemeister8945/
Shehmester892/
Simester88214/
Semetier8833/
Symester8821/
Semister887/
Jemester882/
Samester881/
Scemeter881/
Cemester881/
Seameter880/
Semete86690/
Sziemeister848/
Schemeister842/
Simmester8250/
Simeister8248/
Seamaster8211/
Semistier821/
Semestedt821/
Szemeiter821/
Seemaster820/
Seamister820/
Semethe80760/
Semesta80222/
Semetey80174/
Semette8062/
Shemete8062/
Scheumeister8036/
Semetei8011/
Scheimeister805/
Schiemeister802/
Semiter801/
Simeter801/
Zehmeister7826/
Szimeister785/
Ziemeister784/
Shoemister780/
Simister751,720/
Symister75479/
Semeteys75196/
Simested7519/
Jemister7512/
Semitier754/
Semeitei753/
Simetier752/
Symaster751/
Siemmete751/
Simestre751/
Simoster750/
Samaster750/
Samister750/
Szimeiszter74168/
Schuimester742/
Shahmeyster741/
Scheumister741/
Shemhesthee741/
Cehmeistere741/
Shahmeister741/
Semeta71153/
Simete7168/
Semeti7158/
Semety7125/
Simmister7123/
Zemete7112/
Semite719/
Chemister717/
Sismister711/
Shemestis711/
Seimietei711/
Simisteur711/
Semeté711/
Gimeister711/
Cehmešter711/
Sammister710/
Cehmesterová701/
Schimmeister700/
Shemeta67429/
Szemeti67303/
Semetay67176/
Simette67159/
Shimete67101/
Cehmajster6765/
Semetta6757/
Semetis6748/
Shemeti6748/
Semethy6747/
Semeati6740/
Semetti6736/
Sesmeti6715/
Chemete6712/
Szemeta6711/
Semethi679/
Szemety678/
Simesta676/
Cemetre674/
Simethe673/
Semeita673/
Simetje673/
Semetai672/
Semeteyova672/
Simetie672/
Simmete672/
Zemetir671/
Semetha671/
Semista671/
Semitey671/
Simetre671/
Soimete671/
Suimaister671/
Simiste671/
Ssemeta671/
Seimeti671/
Semiote671/
Seemeta671/
Shemite671/
Simiter670/
Ceimete670/
Zimmeister670/
Zuimeister670/
Gihmeister670/
Cismete670/

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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 Semester
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