Semezh Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Semezh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semezh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus811:117,29717,225
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Semezh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Semezh (Russian: Семеж) occurs more in Belarus more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Semezh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,649,806th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Semezh reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Semezh is most widespread in Belarus, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 117,297. In Belarus Semezh is mostly concentrated in: Vitebsk Region, where 57 percent live, Minsk, where 16 percent live and Mogilev Region, where 15 percent live. Besides Belarus this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 26 percent live and Ukraine, where 6 percent live.

Semezh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Semezh surname is predominantly Orthodox (71%) in Belarus.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semez9184/
Semesh8369/
Semech837/
Shemez831/
Semetz831/
Seamez831/
Shemesh779,472/
Seimetz77917/
Semesch7734/
Semeche7732/
Siemesz773/
Shemetz772/
Siemiez771/
Sehmech770/
Semiz7313,942/
Semes73495/
Samez73247/
Semec73202/
Gemez73176/
Semyz73149/
Semeš7377/
Simez7356/
Somez7327/
Cemez734/
Semež734/
Sömez732/
Symez732/
Semex731/
Siemierz7194/
Siemiesz7166/
Semmeche7115/
Gemedzhe715/
Shemmesh715/
Sheimesh712/
Semetshe711/
Shameezh711/
Shemmetz710/
Siemes671,861/
Semmes67658/
Shemes67470/
Samiez67434/
Semych67388/
Semets67327/
Semich67324/
Sametz67271/
Seames67226/
Chemez67199/
Semese67137/
Sehmec67116/
Saymez67105/
Jemetz6776/
Gemech6759/
Seemes6739/
Semise6737/
Simeze6737/
Sejmej6734/
Zemeze6734/
Simetz6733/
Simecz6722/
Semish6716/
Simesh6715/
Seimes6714/
Scemes6713/
Zemmez679/
Shemezova679/
Sommez675/
Sömmez674/
Zemech673/
Gemetz673/
Zemezs672/
Sameez672/
Suimez672/
Cemech672/
Semitz672/
Gemmez671/
Soimez671/
Shamez671/
Simeiz671/
Simiez671/
Sehmeç671/
Semaiz671/
Semoiz671/
Semhej671/
Szemeš671/
Semeje671/
Shemiz671/
Sehmes671/
Sohmez671/
Samazh671/
Sometz671/
Semeis671/
Cemesh670/

Semezh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Semezh in the Russian language
Семежsemez-

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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 Semezh
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