Szemes Surname

211,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Szemes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Szemes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1,7611:5,574654
Slovakia581:92,00817,690
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Austria101:851,54467,454
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Szemeš (1) are calculated separately.

Szemes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Szemes is more commonly found in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Szemeš. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Szemes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Szemes is the 211,302nd most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,733,374 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Szemes live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is held by 1,761 people, or 1 in 5,574. In Hungary it is primarily concentrated in: Vas County, where 28 percent reside, Budapest, where 15 percent reside and Tolna County, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Hungary this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Szemes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Szemes surname are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.92% registered with the political party.

Szemes earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.34% more than the national average, earning $48,044 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szemeš941/
Szemese921/
Szemmes921/
Semes91495/
Zemes9121/
Szeimies8643/
Szeymies868/
Siemes831,861/
Semmes83658/
Shemes83470/
Semets83327/
Zeimes83287/
Szemis83245/
Seames83226/
Semese83137/
Zeymes83101/
Semesh8369/
Semeus8364/
Seemes8339/
Zemmes8320/
Zeames8314/
Seimes8314/
Scemes8313/
Semess8313/
Semies838/
Semest834/
Zemezs832/
Semeis831/
Zemess831/
Zemešs831/
Sesmes831/
Szymes831/
Sehmes831/
Szemesová8033/
Szemesova8018/
Shemesh779,472/
Shemeis77468/
Schemes77398/
Semetse77382/
Shemies77224/
Shemets77175/
Shemees77125/
Shemeas77123/
Semeese7741/
Semesch7734/
Shemese7719/
Semmies7712/
Szeimis778/
Zeimmes775/
Siemesz773/
Szeimys772/
Semmees771/
Semmese771/
Zeimeis771/
Semeets771/
Semesse771/
Seemese771/
Seimets771/
Shemess771/
Symes7310,421/
Simes732,852/
Semis73395/
Semez7384/
Semeš7377/
Zemis7356/
Cemes7326/
Zemeš7318/
Semys7310/
Zimes739/
Zemex739/
Semís731/
Semex731/
Semjs731/
Seametse7110/
Shemmesh715/
Shemetse715/
Schemies715/
Semesova713/
Sheimesh712/
Schemeds711/
Schemets711/
Semetshe711/
Shemeshe711/
Simões67119,564/
Simeus671,976/
Shemis671,558/
Chemes671,184/
Symmes67954/
Simmes67513/
Shimes67205/
Zaimes67126/
Symets6769/
Cemeus6760/
Zeimis6755/
Semise6737/
Simets6736/
Zeimys6735/
Semeshova6735/
Semays6729/
Soimes6727/
Zejmis6722/
Zaymes6720/
Semish6716/
Saimes6716/
Simesh6715/
Seimys6711/
Zemmez679/
Simhes678/
Semech677/
Semyts676/
Simães675/
Zemysh675/
Semist674/
Semice674/
Simges673/
Shemys673/
Simese672/
Zemish672/
Cesmes672/
Seimis672/
Cemeas672/
Siemis672/
Semmis671/
Ceemes671/
Shemesova671/
Seamez671/
Seamis671/
Semios671/
Semetz671/
Simeis671/
Zemiss671/
Seymis671/
Sismes671/
Simeas671/
Simest671/
Sehmeç671/
Szemešová671/
Cemmes671/
Shymes671/
Shemez671/
Zymeys671/
Symest670/
Zimmes670/
Semois670/
Ceames670/
Cemesh670/

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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 Szemes
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