Semiou Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Semiou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Semiou (978) may also be a first name.
Semiou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semiou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Semiou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻤﻲ) is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Semiou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Semiou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,532,898th most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Semiou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Semiou are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 26 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Semiou is also the 257,637th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 978 people.
It is most frequent in Benin, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 2,067,120. In Benin Semiou is mostly concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 60 percent reside and Alibori Department, where 40 percent reside. Other than Benin this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 26 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semihou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Semiu | 91 | 8,353 | / |
| Semião | 83 | 203 | / |
| Symiou | 83 | 41 | / |
| Simiou | 83 | 11 | / |
| Seimiu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Semius | 83 | 6 | / |
| Semyou | 83 | 6 | / |
| Semihu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Semeou | 83 | 6 | / |
| Semeiu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Semiuu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Semieu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Semiua | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shemiu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Semiju | 83 | 2 | / |
| Semoju | 83 | 1 | / |
| Semiue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Seemiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Simieou | 77 | 15 | / |
| Shemiju | 77 | 2 | / |
| Semeyou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Semeiyu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Semmiud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siemiuć | 77 | 1 | / |
| Semijju | 77 | 1 | / |
| Simiu | 73 | 177 | / |
| Semyu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Cemiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zemiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shemiult | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hssimiou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Symeou | 67 | 1,887 | / |
| Simoiu | 67 | 415 | / |
| Simião | 67 | 290 | / |
| Semuju | 67 | 279 | / |
| Zemoiu | 67 | 79 | / |
| Simeou | 67 | 47 | / |
| Semeão | 67 | 35 | / |
| Simjou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Shimiu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Semehu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Simius | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zemjou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simiju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simiuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semyua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cemius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semeeu | 67 | 1 | / |
Semiou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Semiou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻤﻲ | smy | - |
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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 Semiou
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