Sème Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Sème Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sème Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Seme (28,664), Sèmè (2), Séme (1), Šeme (283) & Semé (8) are calculated separately.

Sème (9) may also be a first name.

Sème Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sème occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Seme, Sèmè, Séme, Šeme or Semé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sème? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Sème live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Sème is also the 3,941,740th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 9 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Brakna Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Mauritania Sème occurs in one country. It is also found in France, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seme9228,664/
Sèmè922/
Séme921/
Sèm861/
Šeme83283/
Semé838/
Sime7541,403/
Syme756,417/
Symes6710,421/
Simes672,852/
Simeu672,748/
Simie672,168/
Semet671,792/
Simer671,595/
Scime671,469/
Sheme671,305/
Sesme671,166/
Semey67974/
Simet67958/
Semer67898/
Saime67799/
Simei67718/
Simea67625/
Shime67594/
Seeme67573/
Semei67508/
Semes67495/
Seime67432/
Simme67330/
Seume67313/
Semme67260/
Simey67215/
Sieme67181/
Symer67167/
Semeh67134/
Seame67124/
Semea6794/
Semeu6789/
Semez6784/
Semeš6777/
Sayme6772/
Semie6768/
Semeș6764/
Cesme6759/
Simez6756/
Sisme6732/
Simeh6730/
Soyme6727/
Simee6727/
Soime6726/
Semee6715/
Semed6714/
Cisme6712/
Szime6711/
Simge6711/
Simed6711/
Sémer678/
Suime678/
Shyme677/
Sitme675/
Simje675/
Seyme674/
Symee674/
Símer674/
Simõe674/
Semep673/
Simée673/
Symez672/
Sseme672/
Semge671/
Semhe671/
Symeu671/
Symie671/
Sysme671/
Syome671/
Símme671/
Suyme671/
Sceme671/
Jsime671/
Sihme671/
Cysme671/
Sehme671/
Símie671/
Symed671/

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