Semiyou Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Semiyou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 78 | 1:52,498 | 3,803 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Semiyou (79) may also be a first name.
Semiyou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semiyou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Semiyou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻤﻲ) is found most in Mauritania. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Semiyou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,121,169th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. Semiyou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Semiyou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Semiyou is also the 1,083,225th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 79 people.
The surname Semiyou is most common in Mauritania, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 52,498. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Brakna Region, where 79 percent reside, Trarza Region, where 10 percent reside and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 9 percent reside. Barring Mauritania it exists in one country. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semiyu | 92 | 257 | / |
| Simiyou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Semeiyu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Seimiyu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Semiuyu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Semeyou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simiyu | 77 | 145,082 | / |
| Semeou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Semeiu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Semiju | 77 | 2 | / |
| Semieu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Semoju | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shimiyu | 71 | 757 | / |
| Simieou | 71 | 15 | / |
| Semayau | 71 | 14 | / |
| Simiyuh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Simiuyu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shemiju | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sismiyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jsimiyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simiyud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simoyou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semijju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simiyau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zemihiou | 67 | 1 | / |
Semiyou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Semiyou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻤﻲ | smy | 88.37 |
| ﺳﻤﻴﻮ | smyw | 11.63 |
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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 Semiyou
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