Semir Surname
Approximately 4,462 people bear this surname
Semir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 3,864 | 1:25,245 | 3,162 |
| Turkey | 246 | 1:316,347 | 20,468 |
| Indonesia | 175 | 1:755,710 | 57,892 |
| Northern Cyprus | 41 | 1:7,781 | 1,851 |
| Chile | 38 | 1:463,591 | 12,075 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Semir (10,936) may also be a first name.
Semir Demographics
Average Semir Salary in
United States
$27,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Semir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Semir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻤﻴﺮ, Hindi: सेमीर, Russian: Семир) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Semir? popularity and diffusion
Semir is the 105,025th most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,633,247 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Semir are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Semir is also the 57,743rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 10,936 people.
The surname Semir is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 3,864 people, or 1 in 25,245. Beside Ethiopia it exists in 33 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 6 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.
Semir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Semir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Semir surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Semir Last Name Statistics demography
Semir earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Semir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Semir in the Hindi language | ||
| सेमीर | semira | - |
| Semir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻤﻴﺮ | smyr | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻤﻴﺮ | alsmyr | 50 |
| Semir in the Russian language | ||
| Семир | semir | - |
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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 Semir
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