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 found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Semoya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Semoya live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name in the world. It is 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 it is most common in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Beside South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.
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
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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 Semoya
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