Šema Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Macedonia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Šema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia161:131,34210,370
Slovenia141:177,69114,620

The alternate forms: Sema (31,880), Semá (5) & Séma (4) are calculated separately.

Šema (184) may also be a first name.

Šema Last Name Facts

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

Šema is most common in North Macedonia. It may also be found as: Sema, Semá or Séma. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Šema occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šema are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 671,014th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 184 people.

The surname Šema is most commonly held in North Macedonia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 131,342. In North Macedonia Šema is primarily found in: Southwestern, where 94 percent live and Skopje, where 6 percent live. Barring North Macedonia Šema exists in one country. It is also common in Slovenia, where 47 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sema9231,880/
Šiema891/
Semá835/
Séma834/
Zema755,393/
Šíma752,187/
Šima751,138/
Cema751,068/
Šeme75283/
Šemo7541/
Šemi7520/
Çema7511/
Xema756/
Shema6727,133/
Seema6718,588/
Sesma677,364/
Chema674,980/
Semma672,795/
Seima672,305/
Semah671,439/
Semai671,305/
Siema671,112/
Xhema671,054/
Semat67648/
Zemma67578/
Semas67403/
Zeema67315/
Semaa67312/
Zeama67252/
Seuma67228/
Semau67191/
Semad67158/
Seama67147/
Semaj67136/
Scema67132/
Šimat67116/
Semay67112/
Zemay67101/
Semea6794/
Cesma6791/
Szema6791/
Zeima6782/
Šimaľ6769/
Ceema6761/
Šimai6759/
Zemaj6753/
Semga6748/
Šemis6745/
Seyma6744/
Cemas6731/
Cemma6730/
Šemet6729/
Semoa6728/
Cemat6725/
Cemaj6723/
Semha6717/
Ceima6717/
Šemeš6717/
Setma6714/
Ssema6713/
Cemai6712/
Cemay679/
Semač679/
Semaï678/
Šimay677/
Zeyma676/
Sehma676/
Cehma674/
Šimaj674/
Ceama674/
Zemai674/
Semap674/
Hsema673/
Xemay672/
Cemga671/
Çeama671/
Šimaš671/
Cemah671/
Şemay671/
Cetma671/
Cemaz671/
Šimha671/
Zemau670/

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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 Šema
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