Semiya Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Semiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Semiya (3,737) may also be a first name.
Semiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Semiya (Hindi: सेमिया, Marathi: सेमीया, Oriya: େସମିୟା) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Semiya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Semiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,352,516th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Semiya reside; 53 percent reside in South Asia and 53 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 115,165th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 3,737 people.
The surname Semiya is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 21,916,154. In India Semiya is primarily concentrated in: Madhya Pradesh, where 23 percent reside, Bihar, where 20 percent reside and Kerala, where 14 percent reside. Not including India this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Semiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Semiya in the Hindi language | ||
| सेमिया | semiya | 99.6 |
| सेमीया | semiya | 0.27 |
| सेमइया | sema'iya | 0.07 |
| सेमिय | semiya | 0.07 |
| Semiya in the Oriya language | ||
| େସମିୟା | esamiya | 85.71 |
| େସାମିୟ | esamiya | 14.29 |
| Semiya in the Marathi language | ||
| सेमीया | semiya | 50 |
| सेमैया | semaiya | 50 |
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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 Semiya
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