Sems Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Sems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
India101:76,706,538639,611
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Şems (49) & Semš (2) are calculated separately.

Sems (51) may also be a first name.

Sems Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sems Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sems (Hindi: सेम्स, Russian: Сэмс) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Şems or Semš. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sems? popularity and diffusion

Sems is the 1,032,007th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. Sems is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Sems are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 51 people.

Sems is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 2,465,707. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 21 percent live, New Jersey, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 14 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 14 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Sems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sems has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sems surname grew 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sems Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sems surname are 4.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.52% registered to vote for the party.

Sems earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.98% less than the national average, earning $41,431 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şems9249/
Semš922/
Siems894,745/
Shems89352/
Seims89275/
Seams89131/
Seems8922/
Seyms8917/
Semms899/
Semse897/
Saems896/
Semsh896/
Soems893/
Seums892/
Semsė891/
Semsch80575/
Shemse8049/
Siemms8035/
Shemms8012/
Schems8011/
Siemss808/
Siehms808/
Siemns801/
Seamse801/
Semsse801/
Seemse801/
Sheams800/
Seymms800/
Sims75172,096/
Sams7528,053/
Sens755,710/
Jems753,627/
Syms751,977/
Gems751,568/
Soms751,057/
Zems7529/
Cems753/
Semz752/
Síms751/
Shemshe7320/
Scheems7311/
Semsova731/
Sheemsh731/
Schemss730/
Shams67263,050/
Simms6757,790/
Samms672,732/
Ziems671,820/
Soens671,656/
Sense671,635/
Saens671,345/
Senst671,271/
Chems67630/
Symms67564/
Symns67270/
Zehms67236/
Symss67207/
Siens67184/
Semshova67179/
Zemse67163/
Saams67136/
Jeams67124/
Sahms6795/
Seens6783/
Saims6769/
Senss6764/
Djems6754/
Samsø6749/
Jeems6743/
Gemst6740/
Jemse6738/
Simns6737/
Siemß6731/
Samsh6726/
Saemz6723/
Sjams6721/
Suens6720/
Shyms6718/
Samsz6716/
Sensz6714/
Simsø6710/
Shens679/
Jemsh679/
Semze679/
Simss677/
Jemms676/
Samss676/
Som's676/
Simsz676/
Zeims675/
Senns675/
Zemsh674/
Szyms674/
Shoms674/
Jem's674/
Seemz674/
Shemsová673/
Jeims673/
Sohms673/
Zemss673/
Somms672/
Sisms672/
Semch672/
Syoms672/
Seamz672/
Semce672/
Sam's672/
Seuns672/
Zemms671/
Shemz671/
Ceams671/
Ceems671/
Jemss671/
Zeams671/
Sjens671/
Simsj671/
Shims671/
Shaheems671/
Suyms671/
Simsh671/
Shemx671/
Jemsz671/
Szens671/
Gemse671/
Gemså671/
Cemms671/
Schoemsj671/
Szemz671/
Gemsh670/
Suims670/

Sems Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sems in the Hindi language
सेम्सsemsa-
Sems in the Russian language
Сэмсsems-

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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 Sems
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