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

Szemes is found in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Szemeš. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Szemes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 211,302nd most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 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.

This last name is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is borne by 1,761 people, or 1 in 5,574. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Vas County, where 28 percent are found, Budapest, where 15 percent are found and Tolna County, where 7 percent are found. Not including Hungary this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Szemes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Szemes are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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