Semta Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Morocco

Semta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India411:18,708,912282,725
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Semta (126) may also be a first name.

Semta Last Name Facts

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

Semta (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻤﺖ, Hindi: सेमता, Marathi: सेमटा, Oriya: େସମ୍ଟା) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Semta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,530,696th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Semta reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 829,183rd most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 126 people.

The surname Semta is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 18,708,912. In India it is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 90 percent are found, Assam, where 2 percent are found and Himachal Pradesh, where 2 percent are found. Apart from India this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 16 percent are found and Algeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siemta9135/
Semtai9121/
Shemta919/
Semtay912/
Semtaj911/
Semnta911/
Semthap8336/
Seemeta831/
Senta803,321/
Somta80811/
Simta80477/
Samta80298/
Semti8064/
Gemta8036/
Zemta8011/
Semte805/
Semty803/
Saenta731,526/
Sienta731,205/
Somtha73725/
Jemtai73215/
Simtea73178/
Sentas73120/
Sentea73107/
Sentha73106/
Cemtas7368/
Sentah7338/
Simeta7330/
Samtah7327/
Simtaş7320/
Samtha7318/
Shamta7315/
Simtha7311/
Samtai7311/
Sentay739/
Chemta738/
Semtei737/
Somtau737/
Sentau736/
Shenta736/
Simtaj735/
Semter735/
Simtay735/
Somtah735/
Suenta734/
Sentaj734/
Djemta734/
Semnto733/
Simtaz733/
Shimta733/
Shemte732/
Sentai732/
Semtio732/
Szenta732/
Semtey732/
Samtay731/
Samtta731/
Sammta731/
Seunta731/
Semtoi731/
Zeamta731/
Çemtaş731/
Zemtai731/
Zemtha731/
Šemėta731/
Sehnta731/
Sentat731/
Semtoh731/
Semtui731/
Cemtai731/
Sentoa731/
Shomta731/
Shemti731/
Seenta731/
Sentap731/
Semtyi731/
Somtai731/
Jemtaa731/
Chemtai6713,370/
Saentha67532/
Simtaya67423/
Shemtoi67418/
Somthai67389/
Shentai67148/
Shamtha6777/
Simetta6751/
Samdtha6715/
Szymeta6714/
Szentai6711/
Sentaai676/
Sentais676/
Shentah676/
Shemtoy675/
Simmeta674/
Saennta673/
Seamter673/
Semther673/
Shomtau673/
Shymeta673/
Shemtou672/
Scentea672/
Chemtay672/
Jesmtha671/
Simthaa671/
Shimtha671/
Shentta671/
Seemter671/
Suimeta671/
Ssentay671/
Seimeti671/
Sentahe671/
Senteau671/
Senthea671/
Sentiea671/
Simetha671/
Sentayh671/
Senthad671/
Saemtho671/
Jseenta671/
Siemtje670/
Scienta670/

Semta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Semta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻤﺖsmt-
Semta in the Oriya language
େସମ୍ଟାesamta-
Semta in the Marathi language
सेमटाsemata-
Semta in the Hindi language
सेमताsemata96.3
सेम्टाsemta3.7

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