Semou Surname
Approximately 1,081 people bear this surname
Semou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 630 | 1:11,504 | 2,968 |
| Ivory Coast | 184 | 1:125,387 | 6,136 |
| Cameroon | 105 | 1:197,801 | 20,464 |
| Burkina Faso | 61 | 1:300,854 | 5,356 |
| India | 44 | 1:17,433,304 | 271,013 |
| Benin | 37 | 1:279,341 | 23,629 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Semou (2,810) may also be a first name.
Semou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Semou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻤﻮ, Russian: Семоу) is found most in Togo. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Semou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Semou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 340,053rd most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,741,486 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Semou are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 137,570th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 2,810 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Togo, where it is carried by 630 people, or 1 in 11,504. Barring Togo Semou is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent live and Cameroon, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Semou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Semou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻤﻮ | smw | - |
| Semou in the Russian language | ||
| Семоу | semou | - |
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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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- 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 Semou
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