Semo Surname

25,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,896 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Semo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique8,0341:3,393791
Egypt5,0341:18,2632,118
Bolivia2,0001:5,308721
DR Congo1,1491:64,2997,596
Kenya9531:48,4574,961
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
United States4761:761,46859,318
Turkey3761:206,97215,059
Papua New Guinea2631:31,0033,561
Cameroon2321:89,52210,766
Indonesia1601:826,55762,551
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
France1161:572,61077,014
Zimbabwe881:175,43521,257
Israel601:142,62715,171
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
India371:20,731,497300,213
American Samoa361:1,549282
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
England311:1,797,35772,927
Solomon Islands291:20,0013,902
Bulgaria271:258,47813,520
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Ecuador221:722,99312,618
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Ivory Coast191:1,214,27527,625
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Congo121:415,75810,462
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Šemo (41) & Sémo (1) are calculated separately.

Semo (10,669) may also be a first name.

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 more frequently found in Mozambique than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Šemo or Sémo. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Semo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 25,766th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 348,753 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Semo live; 39 percent live in Southern Africa and 38 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Semo is also the 58,669th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 10,669 people.

This last name is most frequent in Mozambique, where it is borne by 8,034 people, or 1 in 3,393. Other than Mozambique this surname occurs in 80 countries. It is also found 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 increased 11,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Semo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (96%) in Kenya.

In The United States Semo are 36.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.29% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šemo9241/
Sémo921/
Shemo893,358/
Semou891,081/
Seumo89612/
Semoo89460/
Semos89282/
Seemo89234/
Semmo89193/
Setmo89152/
Saemo89132/
Soemo89123/
Semoi89121/
Seimo89120/
Semho8965/
Semoy8948/
Sesmo8937/
Semoa8928/
Siemo8921/
Semoh8920/
Semuo8914/
Semod8911/
Semot8911/
Åsemo896/
Seymo895/
Seamo895/
Ssemo894/
Szemo892/
Sejmo892/
Sehmo891/
Semoj891/
Semoz891/
Semoud80760/
Seumou80401/
Shemoo80338/
Semmou80270/
Shoemo80145/
Siemos80117/
Sheimo8081/
Semmoh8074/
Siemou8054/
Schemo8044/
Sheymo8035/
Søemod8033/
Saemoo8026/
Seimou8024/
Shiemo8023/
Semoux8023/
Szejmo8021/
Setmot8017/
Semous8016/
Seamoo8011/
Semosh8010/
Seemoo809/
Saemoh807/
Seymou804/
Shemoi803/
Shemou803/
Shemoy803/
Semmho803/
Shemot802/
Seimos802/
Seamou802/
Seimoy802/
Seemoh802/
Shemoj801/
Shemos801/
Seimgo801/
Sxemoy801/
Szemos801/
Setmoi801/
Seumoh801/
Seumoi801/
Shemgo801/
Siemoh801/
Seimoh801/
Semoiz801/
Semouh801/
Shemmo801/
Seemoy801/
Semooz801/
Saemou801/
Sheemo801/
Semost800/
Seamoh800/
Semois800/
Semott800/
Semoch800/
Simo7562,366/
Samo7547,869/
Sema7531,880/
Gemo7521,085/
Somo7513,584/
Zemo753,571/
Jemo75597/
Cemo75362/
Symo7516/
Semá755/
Çemo751/
Semmoud73528/
Sehmout73136/
Seymouh7337/
Schiemo7322/
Szemoit735/
Seimoha735/
Uansemo735/
Scheimo734/
Semhout734/
Seymoud732/
Semmouh732/
Siemots731/
Sheemoy731/
Seymous731/
Seymout731/
Hseumou731/
Settìmo731/
Shiemou731/
Siemosz731/
Siemoth731/
Seamgoy731/
Seamooa731/
Seamosh731/
Sehmoud731/
Semuoth731/
Semmout731/
D'Shemo731/
Seamood731/
Saehmoh731/
Shemood730/
Shema6727,133/
Seema6718,588/
Shimo6710,996/
Simeo679,535/
Sesma677,364/
Simou676,962/
Samoo676,907/
Shomo675,581/
Simos673,997/
Shamo673,760/
Samoy673,728/
Samoh673,560/
Semma672,795/
Sammo672,588/
Saema672,343/
Seima672,305/
Djemo672,246/
Semah671,439/
Siema671,112/
Chemo67845/
Saimo67782/
Simoi67704/
Sommo67680/
Gemmo67649/
Semat67648/
Somoh67607/
Simoy67603/
Simoo67551/
Somoy67456/
Simot67447/
Soimo67405/
Semas67403/
Saymo67400/
Zeumo67372/
Samoi67357/
Semaa67312/
Saamo67308/
Žeimo67265/
Simoh67250/
Seuma67228/
Simmo67201/
Somoo67199/
Semau67191/
Zemou67175/
Scimo67170/
Xhemo67164/
Semad67158/
Seama67147/
Jemou67145/
Scema67132/
Gemot67116/
Szema6791/
Semeu6789/
Gemos6783/
Sahmo6777/
Simoa6758/
Jeimo6756/
Somoi6755/
Zejmo6751/
Cemoi6749/
Semga6748/
Cemoh6745/
Seyma6744/
Soema6737/
Sismo6734/
Džemo6734/
Jemos6730/
Cemot6729/
Zemmo6728/
Jemot6727/
Samho6725/
Simod6721/
Semha6717/
Jemho6717/
Giemo6717/
Symos6716/
Zhemo6716/
Zemoz6715/
Ceimo6714/
Setma6714/
Samoľ6714/
Zemoy6713/
Zemot6713/
Ssema6713/
Gemoi6713/
Jemuo6712/
Cesmo6712/
Gemou6712/
Sjimo6711/
Simop6711/
Tjemo6710/
Semáč6710/
Semač679/
Suimo679/
Jemmo679/
Gemoo679/
Semaï678/
Zemoi678/
Symoi678/
Zeimo677/
Zemgo677/
Cemos677/
Żejmo676/
Simoj676/
Sehma676/
Jemoi676/
Sitmo676/
Simoz676/
Ssimo676/
Shymo676/
Jismo675/
Semap674/
Symou674/
Ssamo674/
Symoh674/
Jesmo674/
Zemos674/
Geymo674/
Somuo674/
Zemoo674/
Cemoo674/
Zeymo673/
Hsema673/
Gemoz673/
Zeamo673/
Cemoy673/
Jeymo673/
Samuo673/
Sjömo673/
Shemodch672/
Hsimo672/
Gesmo672/
Cismo672/
Semmooha672/
Cemmo671/
Gismo671/
Zetmo671/
Ziemo671/
Sohmo671/
Semahova671/
Jeamo671/
Simuo671/
Shemá671/
Hsamo671/
Jemoy671/
Jetmo671/
Zaemo671/
Soymo671/
Szamo671/
Tcemo671/
Symoo671/
Symot671/
Gemoy671/
Gemho671/
Getmo671/
Cemou671/
Cemoz671/
Sheimmoh671/
Zemuo671/
Simho671/
Jemoo671/
Jemod671/
Seymouth670/

Semo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Semo in the Georgian language
სემოsemo-
Semo in the Marathi language
सेमोsemo-
Semo in the Hindi language
सेमोsemo91.38
शेमोsemo8.62
Semo in the Oriya language
େସମesama66.67
େସେମାesema16.67
େଶେମାesema8.33
େଶମesama8.33
Semo in the Russian language
Семоsemo-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Semo
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