Semi Surname
Approximately 7,776 people bear this surname
Semi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2,075 | 1:63,735 | 6,939 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,206 | 1:19,130 | 1,447 |
| Papua New Guinea | 830 | 1:9,824 | 812 |
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| DR Congo | 246 | 1:300,323 | 27,390 |
| Thailand | 246 | 1:287,148 | 49,432 |
| Japan | 211 | 1:605,897 | 15,932 |
| United Arab Emirates | 201 | 1:45,583 | 4,611 |
| India | 173 | 1:4,433,904 | 116,010 |
| Pakistan | 163 | 1:1,095,975 | 13,667 |
| Tanzania | 159 | 1:332,966 | 24,953 |
| Finland | 156 | 1:35,235 | 4,559 |
| Cameroon | 146 | 1:142,254 | 15,835 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Nigeria | 85 | 1:2,084,032 | 72,421 |
| Congo | 67 | 1:74,464 | 6,644 |
| United States | 50 | 1:7,249,179 | 331,838 |
| Malaysia | 43 | 1:685,912 | 32,468 |
| Italy | 39 | 1:1,568,120 | 82,279 |
| Solomon Islands | 38 | 1:15,264 | 2,918 |
| Albania | 35 | 1:83,259 | 8,773 |
| Namibia | 27 | 1:89,237 | 8,105 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Algeria | 10 | 1:3,863,155 | 47,113 |
| Serbia | 9 | 1:793,883 | 26,061 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
The alternate forms: Şemi (141), Šemi (20) & Sémi (2) are calculated separately.
Semi (64,142) may also be a first name.
Semi Demographics
Average Semi Salary in
United States
$47,543 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Semi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Semi (Bengali: সেমি, Georgian: სემი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻤﻲ, Hindi: सेमी, Marathi: सेमी, Oriya: େସମି) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Şemi, Šemi or Sémi. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Semi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 64,326th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 937,184 people. The surname Semi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Semi are found; 30 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 27 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 14,983rd most numerous first name on earth, borne by 64,142 people.
Semi is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2,075 people, or 1 in 63,735. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Central Java, where 28 percent live, East Java, where 20 percent live and Bali, where 12 percent live. Beside Indonesia this last name occurs in 73 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 16 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.
Semi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Semi last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Semi surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the party.
Semi earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.18% more than the national average, earning $47,543 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Semi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Semi in the Georgian language | ||
| სემი | semi | - |
| Semi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻤﻲ | smy | - |
| Semi in the Hindi language | ||
| सेमी | semi | 98.6 |
| सॆमी | semi | 0.47 |
| Semi in the Oriya language | ||
| େସମି | esami | 84.09 |
| େସମୀ | esami | 9.09 |
| ସିମି | simi | 2.27 |
| େସମିତାି | esamitai | 2.27 |
| େଶମି | esami | 2.27 |
| Semi in the Bengali language | ||
| সেমি | semi | 80 |
| সেমী | semi | 10 |
| সেমিরাম | semirama | 10 |
| Semi in the Marathi language | ||
| सेमी | semi | 68.87 |
| सॅमी | semi | 30.46 |
| साेमी | saemi | 0.66 |
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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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- 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 Semi
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