Šemen Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šemen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šemen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1191:20,9054,664
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Semen (7,825) & Semeń (2) are calculated separately.

Šemen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šemen occurs most in Slovenia. It may also be rendered as a variant: Semen or Semeń. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šemen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,589,322nd most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Šemen are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 20,905. In Slovenia it is most common in: Mura, where 89 percent live, Drava, where 7 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 3 percent live. Beside Slovenia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semen937,825/
Šemenc912/
Semeń872/
Šemienė832/
Zemen806,904/
Çemen80604/
Cemen80123/
Xemen801/
Šimen801/
Šeimienė7724/
Šiemienė771/
Seymen739,247/
Cement732,819/
Semien731,637/
Siemen731,515/
Cemeng73527/
Šimenc73513/
Semeen73389/
Zeimen73244/
Sement73228/
Seimen73221/
Chemen73218/
Seumen73193/
Seamen73179/
Semmen73165/
Çetmen73164/
Seemen7374/
Sejmen7353/
Shemen7351/
Cesmen7345/
Sehmen7343/
Cemenc7333/
Szemen7332/
Semeun7331/
Semeng7323/
Semend7315/
Zemeen7312/
Semaen739/
Semuen735/
Semoen735/
Semenk733/
Semenn733/
Semenc732/
Cemeun731/
Zemmen731/
Zeamen731/
Ceemen731/
Zehmen731/
Zeemen731/
Sesmen731/
Semehen67597/
Šimienė67133/
Schemen6782/
Siemien6743/
Chement6730/
Shement6730/
Seemeen6729/
Szement6725/
Seammen6720/
Åsemoen6717/
Seemuen6716/
Seamend6713/
Shemeen6713/
Siemenn679/
Semn678/
Chemeng678/
Shemeng676/
Chesmen673/
Siemeen671/
Sementt671/
Semendh671/
Zemn671/
Sheemen671/
Setment671/
Sheumen671/
Shemend671/
Sehmeen671/
Seijmen671/
Zeemeen671/
Semeeng671/
Siesmen671/
Seemeun671/
Seameng671/
Seumaen671/
Zeameen671/
Sheamen671/
Seimien671/
Shemien671/
Siement670/
Seament670/
Seamenn670/
Siemmen670/
Semmenn670/
Seymene670/
Seyment670/

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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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  • 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 Šemen
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