Semiou Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Semiou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semiou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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 found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Semiou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Semiou live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 26 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Semiou is also the 257,637th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 978 people.

The surname Semiou is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 2,067,120. In Benin it is most common in: Ouémé Department, where 60 percent are found and Alibori Department, where 40 percent are found. Apart from Benin this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 26 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semihou922/
Semiu918,353/
Semião83203/
Symiou8341/
Simiou8311/
Seimiu837/
Semius836/
Semyou836/
Semihu836/
Semeou836/
Semeiu833/
Semiuu833/
Semieu832/
Semiua832/
Shemiu832/
Semiju832/
Semoju831/
Semiue831/
Seemiu831/
Simieou7715/
Shemiju772/
Semeyou771/
Semeiyu771/
Semmiud771/
Siemiuć771/
Semijju771/
Simiu73177/
Semyu733/
Cemiu731/
Zemiu731/
Shemiult711/
Hssimiou711/
Symeou671,887/
Simoiu67415/
Simião67290/
Semuju67279/
Zemoiu6779/
Simeou6747/
Semeão6735/
Simjou6716/
Shimiu6714/
Semehu674/
Simius672/
Zemjou671/
Simiju671/
Simiuy671/
Semyua671/
Cemius671/
Simyou671/
Semeeu671/

Semiou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Semiou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻤﻲsmy-

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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 Semiou
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