Semiu Surname

60,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Semiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8,3251:21,2781,921
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Semiu (30,402) may also be a first name.

Semiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Semiu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Semiu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 60,325th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 872,447 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Semiu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 27,619th most widely held first name on earth, held by 30,402 people.

Semiu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 8,325 people, or 1 in 21,278. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 25 percent are found, Lagos, where 24 percent are found and Osun, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Semiu occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Semiu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Semiu surname is primarily Muslim (85%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semiou9119/
Seimiu917/
Semihu916/
Semius916/
Semeiu913/
Semiuu913/
Semiju912/
Semieu912/
Semiua912/
Shemiu912/
Semiue911/
Seemiu911/
Semihou832/
Shemiju832/
Semijju831/
Semeiyu831/
Semmiud831/
Siemiuć831/
Samiu80840/
Simiu80177/
Jemiu8062/
Semyu803/
Somiu802/
Zemiu801/
Cemiu801/
Gemiu801/
Shemiult771/
Simoiu73415/
Semuju73279/
Semião73203/
Zemoiu7379/
Samihu7343/
Symiou7341/
Szomiu7332/
Shamiu7325/
Shimiu7314/
Jemiut7311/
Simiou7311/
Jemihu739/
Saamiu736/
Semeou736/
Samiju736/
Semyou736/
Someiu734/
Semehu734/
Samoiu734/
Simius732/
Samiuy732/
Samieu731/
Cemius731/
Zemius731/
Semoju731/
Semyua731/
Simiju731/
Simiuy731/
Semeeu731/
Jemius731/
Sahmiu731/
Semujju671,536/
Ssemuju671,471/
Simieou6715/
Jemihut675/
Shimihu673/
Semheeu673/
Samaiyu673/
Samaiju672/
Shaamiu672/
Ssemjju671/
Semeyou671/
Saamihu671/

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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 Semiu
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