Semiyu Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Semiyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 248 | 1:714,285 | 32,812 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Semiyu (727) may also be a first name.
Semiyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semiyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Semiyu occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Semiyu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 996,001st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. Semiyu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Semiyu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 305,933rd most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 727 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 248 people, or 1 in 714,285. In Nigeria it is most common in: Osun, where 25 percent live, Oyo, where 25 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Semiyu is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semiyou | 92 | 79 | / |
| Seimiyu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Semiuyu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Simiyu | 83 | 145,082 | / |
| Samiyu | 83 | 176 | / |
| Semieu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jemiyu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gemiyu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shimiyu | 77 | 757 | / |
| Simiyuh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Simiuyu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Simiyou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Semijju | 77 | 1 | / |
| Simiyud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jsimiyu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sismiyu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samyju | 67 | 24 | / |
| Zimiyu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jimiyu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Samiiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jemiiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gemieux | 62 | 725 | / |
| Simigiu | 62 | 46 | / |
| Simieou | 62 | 15 | / |
| Zemihiou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ssemuujju | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Semiyu
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