Seminya Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Seminya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seminya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557

Seminya Last Name Facts

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

Seminya occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seminya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Seminya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Seminya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Seminya is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,504,936. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 58 percent reside, Limpopo, where 25 percent reside and North West, where 14 percent reside.

Seminya Last Name Statistics demography

Seminya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.01% less than the national average, earning R 149,700 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semenya867,621/
Siminya8659/
Semigna862/
Seminia861/
Zeminya861/
Sheminja804/
Semmenya801/
Semainia801/
Semenyash753/
Seminaiio751/
Semegna71525/
Semenyo71360/
Siminea71216/
Simenya71113/
Seminio7175/
Semenea7166/
Semenia717/
Semenha713/
Semenja712/
Siminia712/
Siminyo712/
Siminja712/
Simigna712/
Ziminya712/
Siminha711/
Ciminya711/
Shimenya6743/
Zeeminia6713/
Semeneha672/
Cheminha671/
Shiminja671/
Semegnat671/
Cheminyo671/
Chemenya671/
Simainia671/

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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 Seminya
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