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

Sème is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Seme, Sèmè, Séme, Šeme or Semé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sème? popularity and diffusion

Sème is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Sème is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Sème live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 9 people.

This surname is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Brakna Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common 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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  • 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 Sème
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