Semoya Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Semoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Semoya (11) may also be a first name.
Semoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Semoya (Marathi: सेमोया) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Semoya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Semoya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Semoya reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Semoya is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 11 people.
The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa Semoya is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Semoya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Semoya in the Marathi language | ||
| सेमोया | semoya | - |
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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 Semoya
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