Sermaya Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Sermaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sermaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Sermaya (5) may also be a first name.

Sermaya Last Name Facts

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

Sermaya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺮﻣﺎﻱ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sermaya? popularity and diffusion

Sermaya is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sermaya live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Sermaya is also the 5,493,085th most common first name globally, held by 5 people.

Sermaya is most common in Mauritania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania it is most common in: Tiris Zemmour Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Mauritania it occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sermayas932/
Sermay9234/
Sermaa921/
Sarmaya8648/
Germaya8621/
Seermaa8615/
Sermays8614/
Sermaye8610/
Jermaya865/
Sermaja862/
Sermoya861/
Shermay860/
Serma835,481/
Sermy835/
S'Remaya806/
Jermayah805/
Sharmaya803/
Sermađaj801/
Sermayeh801/
Jermahya801/
Sermiyas801/
Germay773,041/
Sherma771,644/
Sirmay7788/
Syrmay7738/
Searma7730/
Sarmay7716/
Sermma7712/
Zermay7710/
Seerma778/
Shermy778/
Jermay776/
Sermea775/
Sormay774/
Sermae773/
Sremay772/
Sierma772/
Serrma771/
Siermy771/
Sermey771/
Sermoy771/
Sermoa771/
Szirmay71188/
Sirmays7192/
Sarmaye7188/
Sermeas7142/
Sermmai7141/
Germaye7136/
Sharmay7132/
Sermais7120/
Shermau719/
Jermiya715/
Girmaya714/
Shearma713/
Germiya713/
Shserma712/
Sormeya712/
Sarmuya711/
Shermae711/
Jermaia711/
Zermayi711/
Sormaye711/
Sirmaha711/
Sirma679,049/
Serme678,704/
Syrma67507/
Çerma67418/
Sermi67247/
Cerma6772/
Sarmiyah6738/
Sermé678/
Sirmaiah678/
Sormahyi677/
Sarmayeh677/
Cermy672/
Sharmayï671/
Shormiya671/
Shremiya671/
Sarmaiah671/
Jermoyah671/
Schermey671/
Sîrma671/
Djirmaya671/
Sheermai671/

Sermaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sermaya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﺮﻣﺎﻱsrmay50
ﺍﺳﺮﻣﺎﻱasrmay50

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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 Sermaya
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