Semiha Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Semiha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Semiha (63,382) may also be a first name.
Semiha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semiha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Semiha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻤﻴﺢ, Hindi: सेमीहा, Marathi: समीहा) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Semiha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,034,050th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Semiha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Semiha reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Semiha is also the 15,151st most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 63,382 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 409,486. In Mauritania it is most common in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Mauritania Semiha is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 21 percent live and Indonesia, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Semiha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Semiha in the Hindi language | ||
| सेमीहा | semiha | - |
| Semiha in the Marathi language | ||
| समीहा | samiha | - |
| Semiha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻤﻴﺢ | smyh | 83.33 |
| ﺳﻤﻴﺤﻪ | smyhh | 16.67 |
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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 Semiha
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