Semo Surname
Approximately 20,896 people bear this surname
Semo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 8,034 | 1:3,393 | 791 |
| Egypt | 5,034 | 1:18,263 | 2,118 |
| Bolivia | 2,000 | 1:5,308 | 721 |
| DR Congo | 1,149 | 1:64,299 | 7,596 |
| Kenya | 953 | 1:48,457 | 4,961 |
| Saudi Arabia | 676 | 1:45,645 | 6,666 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| United States | 476 | 1:761,468 | 59,318 |
| Turkey | 376 | 1:206,972 | 15,059 |
| Papua New Guinea | 263 | 1:31,003 | 3,561 |
| Cameroon | 232 | 1:89,522 | 10,766 |
| Indonesia | 160 | 1:826,557 | 62,551 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| France | 116 | 1:572,610 | 77,014 |
| Zimbabwe | 88 | 1:175,435 | 21,257 |
| Israel | 60 | 1:142,627 | 15,171 |
| Brazil | 49 | 1:4,368,864 | 116,514 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| American Samoa | 36 | 1:1,549 | 282 |
| Mexico | 35 | 1:3,546,463 | 24,778 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Solomon Islands | 29 | 1:20,001 | 3,902 |
| Bulgaria | 27 | 1:258,478 | 13,520 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Ecuador | 22 | 1:722,993 | 12,618 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Ivory Coast | 19 | 1:1,214,275 | 27,625 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Congo | 12 | 1:415,758 | 10,462 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Šemo (41) & Sémo (1) are calculated separately.
Semo (10,669) may also be a first name.
Semo Demographics
Semo Political Affiliation
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Semo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Semo (Georgian: სემო, Hindi: सेमो, Marathi: सेमो, Oriya: େସମ, Russian: Семо) is carried by more people in Mozambique than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Šemo or Sémo. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Semo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 25,766th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 348,753 people. The last name Semo is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Semo are found; 39 percent are found in Southern Africa and 38 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. Semo is also the 58,669th most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 10,669 people.
The last name is most common in Mozambique, where it is held by 8,034 people, or 1 in 3,393. Without taking into account Mozambique this last name is found in 80 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 24 percent reside and Bolivia, where 10 percent reside.
Semo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Semo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Semo surname grew 11,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Semo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (96%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Semo last name are 36.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.29% being registered with the political party.
Semo earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.96% more than the national average, earning $46,153 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Semo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Semo in the Georgian language | ||
| სემო | semo | - |
| Semo in the Marathi language | ||
| सेमो | semo | - |
| Semo in the Hindi language | ||
| सेमो | semo | 91.38 |
| शेमो | semo | 8.62 |
| Semo in the Oriya language | ||
| େସମ | esama | 66.67 |
| େସେମା | esema | 16.67 |
| େଶେମା | esema | 8.33 |
| େଶମ | esama | 8.33 |
| Semo in the Russian language | ||
| Семо | semo | - |
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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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- 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 Semo
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