Semy Surname

474,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Semy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3191:2,404,59477,713
Ivory Coast1431:161,3377,391
France741:897,604104,173
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
United States281:12,944,962483,512
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Congo231:216,9178,417
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Semy (1,418) may also be a first name.

Semy Last Name Facts

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

Semy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻤﻲ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Semy.

How Common Is The Last Name Semy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Semy is the 474,151st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 10,322,303 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 47 percent of Semy live; 45 percent live in South Asia and 45 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 207,345th most numerous forename in the world It is held by 1,418 people.

The surname Semy is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 319 people, or 1 in 2,404,594. In India it is primarily found in: Nagaland, where 92 percent live, Maharashtra, where 4 percent live and Delhi, where 2 percent live. Not including India this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent live and France, where 10 percent live.

Semy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Semy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Semy surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Semy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Semy are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

Semy earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.9% more than the national average, earning $56,481 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shemy892,121/
Semey89974/
Semmy89342/
Semyz89149/
Semay89112/
Semiy8959/
Semoy8948/
Semys8910/
Seimy899/
Siemy896/
Seamy894/
Seemy893/
Seumy892/
Semyo891/
Semyt891/
Semyh891/
Scemy890/
Shemiy80601/
Sheemy80523/
Semych80388/
Shoemy80259/
Semaya80235/
Sesmyi8099/
Semays8029/
Shemmy8019/
Shemyt8014/
Seimys8011/
Schemy8010/
Semyts806/
Sesmiy803/
Shemey803/
Shemoy803/
Semaay803/
Semaiy803/
Shemys803/
Seamey802/
Sesmey802/
Seimoy802/
Szemay802/
Seemay801/
Sehmey801/
Sxemoy801/
Shemyi801/
Siemay801/
Seimey801/
Seemoy801/
Seammy801/
Soemuy801/
Sheimy801/
Seamay800/
Samy75284,459/
Sema7531,880/
Seme7528,664/
Gemy759,938/
Semi757,776/
Jemy753,654/
Somy751,649/
Simy75343/
Cemy7522/
Semé758/
Semá755/
Zemy752/
Sämy751/
Shemaya73572/
Semgaya7390/
Shoemay7313/
Seemaya735/
Ssemaya735/
Szeimys732/
Sheemoy731/
Semhaya731/
Seymoey731/
Seamgoy731/
Shheimy731/
Schoemy730/
Sammy6729,134/
Shema6727,133/
Seema6718,588/
Semiz6713,942/
Shamy676,398/
Samoy673,728/
Semma672,795/
Shimy672,664/
Simmy672,485/
Seima672,305/
Samay672,101/
Sehmi672,052/
Semet671,792/
Samey671,605/
Semai671,305/
Sheme671,305/
Shemi671,209/
Sesme671,166/
Siema671,112/
Somay67907/
Semer67898/
Jemmy67811/
Simoy67603/
Seemi67597/
Seeme67573/
Saemi67521/
Semei67508/
Semes67495/
Somoy67456/
Sommy67436/
Seime67432/
Semis67395/
Gemmy67390/
Samuy67364/
Sahmy67329/
Seume67313/
Semaa67312/
Semii67298/
Semit67273/
Semme67260/
Gemay67254/
Samhy67245/
Semid67231/
Gemey67221/
Simey67215/
Semio67202/
Simay67184/
Sieme67181/
Semhi67177/
Seimi67165/
Seami67149/
Seama67147/
Shomy67147/
Semmi67145/
Jismy67145/
Saamy67144/
Semih67140/
Semaj67136/
Somey67134/
Semeh67134/
Scema67132/
Seame67124/
Semoi67121/
Zemay67101/
Semea6794/
Szema6791/
Semeu6789/
Chemy6785/
Semez6784/
Semeš6777/
Seumi6772/
Semie6768/
Simiy6768/
Semeș6764/
Seyma6744/
Jeimy6738/
Semui6738/
Semoa6728/
Jemey6727/
Setmi6724/
Zemuy6722/
Saimy6720/
Saeme6720/
Semha6717/
Semee6715/
Seymi6715/
Semed6714/
Zemoy6713/
Ssema6713/
Zemyt6712/
Djemy6710/
Siemi6710/
Gesmy6710/
Jesmy679/
Cemay679/
Jeamy679/
Žemys676/
Simuy675/
Szomy675/
Jeemy675/
Jemay675/
Simyo674/
Cemey674/
Seyme674/
Zemey674/
Simyi674/
Hsema673/
Semep673/
Cemoy673/
Saymy673/
Sesmi672/
Soeme672/
Sseme672/
Xemay672/
Simhy672/
Ssamy671/
Cemmy671/
Jeymy671/
Gemys671/
Zemmy671/
Soemi671/
Sheimaya671/
Shemgaya671/
Semeyova671/
Szamy671/
Shemá671/
Sehme671/
Jemoy671/
Shemé671/
Sceme671/
Semís671/
Semoj671/
Semge671/
Semhe671/
Szemi671/
Gemoy671/
Şemay671/
Semjs671/
Ziemy671/
Ceimy671/

Semy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Semy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻤﻲsmy62.5
ﺍﻟﺴﻤﻲalsmy37.5

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Semy
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