Semeta Surname
Approximately 153 people bear this surname
Semeta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 45 | 1:90,997 | 5,761 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Latvia | 23 | 1:89,132 | 12,995 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
The alternate forms: Šemeta (19) are calculated separately.
Semeta (1,490) may also be a first name.
Semeta Demographics
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Semeta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semeta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Semeta (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻤﺖ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may also be rendered as: Šemeta. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Semeta? popularity and diffusion
Semeta is the 1,415,499th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname Semeta occurs mostly in Africa, where 44 percent of Semeta are found; 30 percent are found in West Africa and 29 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Semeta is also the 201,465th most commonly occurring forename globally. It is borne by 1,490 people.
Semeta is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 90,997. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 40 percent live, Tiris Zemmour Region, where 18 percent live and Trarza Region, where 16 percent live. Excluding Mauritania this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Latvia, where 15 percent live.
Semeta Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Semeta surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.
Semeta earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.46% less than the national average, earning $41,654 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Semeta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Semeta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻤﺖ | smt | 69.44 |
| ﺳﻤﺘﻪ | smth | 22.22 |
| ﺳﻤﺔ | smt | 5.56 |
| ﺳﻤﺘﺎ | smta | 2.78 |
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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 Semeta
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