Šeme Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šeme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šeme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2811:8,8532,025
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Seme (28,664), Semé (8), Sème (5), Séme (1) & Sèmè (2) are calculated separately.

Šeme Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šeme is found in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Seme, Semé, Sème, Séme or Sèmè. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šeme? popularity and diffusion

The last name Šeme is the 930,678th most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šeme live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Slovenia, where it is borne by 281 people, or 1 in 8,853. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Central Slovenia, where 85 percent reside, Southeast Slovenia, where 6 percent reside and Upper Carniola, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Slovenia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 0 percent reside and North Macedonia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seme9228,664/
Šemet8929/
Šemeš8917/
Semé838/
Sème835/
Séme831/
Ceme754,477/
Zeme753,348/
Šema7530/
Šemi7520/
Šime757/
Sèmè752/
Çeme751/
Cheme673,249/
Zemei672,069/
Semet671,792/
Sheme671,305/
Sesme671,166/
Semey67974/
Semer67898/
Seeme67573/
Semei67508/
Semes67495/
Seime67432/
Seume67313/
Semme67260/
Cemer67227/
Sieme67181/
Zehme67176/
Semeh67134/
Seame67124/
Semea6794/
Semeu6789/
Semez6784/
Semeš6777/
Semie6768/
Cetme6767/
Semeș6764/
Çemer6761/
Cesme6759/
Šemis6745/
Cemme6744/
Zemme6732/
Cemed6730/
Zeame6728/
Cemes6726/
Semee6715/
Semed6714/
Şemet6713/
Šimer6711/
Zeime6711/
Zemee677/
Cemeh677/
Cemet676/
Xheme675/
Cemey674/
Zemey674/
Cemez674/
Seyme674/
Semep673/
Çetme672/
Sseme672/
Cemej672/
Cemie672/
Sceme671/
Šiema671/
Cejme671/
Zzeme671/
Semge671/
Sehme671/
Şemme671/
Cemee671/
Semhe671/

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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 Šeme
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