Semeya Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Semeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 91 | 1:176,733 | 3,618 |
| Kazakhstan | 27 | 1:654,907 | 44,542 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
The alternate forms: Semeyà (1) & Semeyá (1) are calculated separately.
Semeya (22) may also be a first name.
Semeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Semeya (Hindi: सेमिया, Marathi: सेमेया, Oriya: େସେମୟା, Russian: Семея) occurs more in Guatemala more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Semeyà or Semeyá. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Semeya? popularity and diffusion
Semeya is the 1,504,764th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Semeya live; 65 percent live in Central America and 65 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread given name globally, borne by 22 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Guatemala, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 176,733. In Guatemala it is most numerous in: Chimaltenango Department, where 96 percent reside, Escuintla Department, where 1 percent reside and Quiché Department, where 1 percent reside. Beside Guatemala Semeya occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 19 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Semeya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Semeya in the Hindi language | ||
| सेमिया | semiya | - |
| Semeya in the Oriya language | ||
| େସେମୟା | esemaya | - |
| Semeya in the Marathi language | ||
| सेमेया | semeya | 50 |
| सेमया | semaya | 50 |
| Semeya in the Russian language | ||
| Семея | semea | - |
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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 Semeya
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