Semla Surname

487,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Semla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland4211:90,28213,915
Tanzania1241:426,94829,878
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

The alternate forms: Šemla (3) are calculated separately.

Semla (330) may also be a first name.

Semla Last Name Facts

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

The last name Semla (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻠﻤﻰ, Hindi: सेमला, Oriya: େସମଲା, Russian: Семьла) has its highest incidence in Poland. It can be found as: Šemla. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Semla? popularity and diffusion

It is the 487,899th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,716,979 people. The last name Semla occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Semla reside; 62 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 62 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 482,193rd most numerous given name at a global level. It is borne by 330 people.

Semla is most frequently used in Poland, where it is held by 421 people, or 1 in 90,282. Aside from Poland Semla exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Semla Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Semla surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Semla earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šemla933/
Szemla91112/
Scemla9145/
Shemla9136/
Zsemla9127/
Semlia9110/
Siemla916/
Semlap915/
Semlah915/
Seemla912/
Seamla912/
Saemla911/
Semlad911/
Semlai911/
Semlea910/
Semilla836,334/
Seemela832,662/
Seimela831,061/
Semella83153/
Schemla8340/
Siemlat8332/
Seamela8321/
Shiemla833/
Siemlla831/
Shemlah831/
Simla802,106/
Samla801,599/
Somla801,271/
Zemla80764/
Semle80338/
Senla80326/
Žemla80308/
Jemla8072/
Semli8069/
Semlo806/
Gemla802/
Cemla802/
Symla801/
Semly800/
Semillas7730/
Shemella7728/
Semellaz778/
Semellia773/
Semillla772/
Sesmilla771/
Semillia771/
Shimla738,439/
Semler734,975/
Shamla733,509/
Saenla732,470/
Chemla731,708/
Somlai731,409/
Simela731,325/
Simlai73703/
Simlat73545/
Simlah73526/
Somlea73406/
Shymla73300/
Shemle73210/
Semley73169/
Symela73158/
Szymla73148/
Zsemle73109/
Samlah73107/
Senlau7381/
Gemlau7360/
Ziemla7358/
Somlay7348/
Samlia7336/
Semlee7336/
Senlah7334/
Jemlea7327/
Szemly7314/
Zemlia7313/
Simlad7313/
Senlat7312/
Shemly7310/
Somlla7310/
Shemli739/
Samhla739/
Semloo739/
Samlai737/
Sommla737/
Zsemly737/
Shenla736/
Senlai736/
Džemla735/
Semmle735/
Somlaa734/
Saamla734/
Simlea734/
Simlas733/
Simlay732/
Samlla732/
Samlay732/
Giemla732/
Sammla731/
Jemlas731/
Jemlla731/
Jhemla731/
Gemmla731/
Simlla731/
Simlya731/
Simmla731/
Semlei731/
Seemly731/
Zemlat731/
Djemla731/
Zemlay731/
Zzemla731/
Somlia731/
Shomla731/
Saimla731/
Semlet731/
Semlje731/
Gemlas731/
Gesmla731/
Simloa731/
Seunla731/
Shemlo731/
Seemle731/
Senlay731/
Senlea731/
Semhlo731/
Samlha731/
Cemlia730/
Shemmella711/
Shemillah711/
Semmler6710,299/
Jemilla673,383/
Somlyai67715/
Seimelo67364/
Zemella67294/
Somlyay67188/
Szemler67132/
Seemelo67130/
Samilla67124/
Szymela6799/
Gemilla6794/
Semelle6777/
Semilly6764/
Samella6761/
Similla6759/
Semille6755/
Shemlei6755/
Shemles6751/
Shemley6747/
Simella6744/
Seimelä6735/
Semleit6735/
Jemella6731/
Semillo6729/
Gemella6728/
Shemlyi6728/
Somlaai6724/
Shemler6723/
Seemley6722/
Somella6719/
Semlich6718/
Schemly6718/
Szemlij6718/
Zsemler6715/
Szemlej6714/
Shamlah6710/
Semless679/
Szemlér678/
Shomlea677/
Simelia677/
Jheemla676/
Szemlet676/
Cheemla675/
Semller675/
Szymlat675/
Simlaya674/
Shamlaa674/
Cemilla674/
Zemlach674/
Semelli674/
Shimlla674/
Seamelo674/
Djemlat674/
Chemlla673/
Shamlia673/
Szemley673/
Shimlai673/
Seemele673/
Somilla672/
Shymela672/
Shimlaa672/
Shamlay672/
Senleah672/
Szymlas672/
Saenlah672/
Shenlai672/
Saenlha672/
Saimlla671/
Chemlay671/
Chemmla671/
Zeimela671/
Shimlas671/
Shaymla671/
Shamlau671/
Sihmela671/
Jemliat671/
Zsemley671/
Shammla671/
Shemlis671/
Simelya671/
Simllas671/
Senllla671/
Semillé671/
Szemlei671/
Symella671/
Cemella671/
Chemlai671/
Chemlas671/
Seimele671/
Shemlie671/
Shemlly671/
Semylly671/
Somleah671/
Soymlai671/
Jeamlea671/
Semlett670/
Schenla670/
Semlehe670/

Semla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Semla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻠﻤﻰslmy-
Semla in the Oriya language
େସମଲାesamala-
Semla in the Hindi language
सेमलाsemala88.46
शिमलाsimala11.54
Semla in the Russian language
Семьлаsemla-

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