Szemethy Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Szemethy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Szemethy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1551:63,3316,555
Austria691:123,41217,157
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Szemethy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Szemethy has its highest incidence in Hungary. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Szemethy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 996,001st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. Szemethy is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Szemethy live; 61 percent live in Eastern Europe and 60 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname Szemethy is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 63,331. In Hungary Szemethy is primarily concentrated in: Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 43 percent are found, Pest County, where 28 percent are found and Budapest, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Hungary this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Szemethy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Szemethy are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Szemethy earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.14% more than the national average, earning $56,587 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semethy9347/
Szemety938/
Szemethi888/
Semety8625/
Semethe80760/
Szemeti80303/
Semetay80176/
Semetey80174/
Simethy80163/
Szemeta8011/
Semethi809/
Semathy803/
Symethy801/
Semetha801/
Semeteys75196/
Shemetha7519/
Szemieta7512/
Seemethi751/
Simeathy751/
Schemety751/
Semete71690/
Semeta71153/
Semeti7158/
Semity7139/
Zemete7112/
Simety718/
Zemeti712/
Sematy711/
Szemeiter711/
Semeté711/
Zimety711/
Shemeta67429/
Simethi67306/
Semette6762/
Shemete6762/
Semetta6757/
Simothy6753/
Semetis6748/
Shemeti6748/
Semeati6740/
Semitty6739/
Semitay6738/
Semetti6736/
Semeter6721/
Sesmeti6715/
Szymeta6714/
Semitha6714/
Semathe6713/
Semetei6711/
Sametay679/
Simithy678/
Simathy678/
Someteh674/
Semeita673/
Simethe673/
Semaete672/
Semetai672/
Somethi672/
Semeteyova672/
Samathy672/
Somothy671/
Simetiy671/
Semitey671/
Semithe671/
Ssemeta671/
Sameteh671/
Seimeti671/
Simetha671/
Seemeta671/

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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 Szemethy
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