Semsek Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Semsek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semsek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Şemşek (705) are calculated separately.

Semsek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Semsek is found most in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms: Şemşek. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Semsek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Semsek are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 5,367,031. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 93 percent are found and Bavaria, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Germany it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 5 percent are found and Denmark, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şemşek89705/
Simsek835,531/
Somsek83159/
Jemsek8332/
Symsek8327/
Sımsek833/
Samsek832/
Semsick7736/
Szemsyk7723/
Szimsek7721/
Szemsjk771/
Shimshek7185/
Simschek7125/
Shymshek719/
Shemchek718/
Shemshekova711/
Semskova711/
Chemshek711/
Simsik67341/
Samsik67123/
Zimsek6743/
Cimsek6721/
Simzek6714/
Semsic6713/
Simcek6711/
Symsyk6710/
Semcik675/
Samsec673/
Semzyk673/
Şimsek671/
Shimschek671/
Simsec671/
Somsik671/

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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 Semsek
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