Şemsi Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Şemsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Şemsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2361:329,75221,106
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Semsi (789), Šemsi (17) & Šemši (58) are calculated separately.

Şemsi (20,433) may also be a first name.

Şemsi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Şemsi is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Semsi, Šemsi or Šemši. Click here for further possible spellings of Şemsi.

How Common Is The Last Name Şemsi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,055,483rd most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. Şemsi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Şemsi live; 81 percent live in West Asia and 81 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Şemsi is also the 37,211th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 20,433 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 329,752. In Turkey Şemsi is most prevalent in: Van Province, where 34 percent live, Edirne Province, where 12 percent live and Ordu Province, where 12 percent live. Excluding Turkey this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semsi93789/
Šemsi9317/
Šemši8758/
Cemsi80119/
Zemsi802/
Chemsi732,655/
Semsei73360/
Shemsi73125/
Semsit73121/
Zemssi738/
Semmsi737/
Siemsi735/
Semsić734/
Cemsit732/
Semshi731/
Şemşit731/
Semsii731/
Shemshi672,745/
Chemssi67415/
Cemschi6735/
Shemsie6716/
Seumsai677/
Chemsai673/
Shemsei671/

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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 Şemsi
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