Šemeta Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Šemeta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šemeta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania171:178,50515,138
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Semeta (153) are calculated separately.

Šemeta Last Name Facts

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

Šemeta has its highest incidence in Lithuania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Semeta. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šemeta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šemeta reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name Šemeta is most frequently occurring in Lithuania, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 178,505. In Lithuania Šemeta is most common in: Telšiai County, where 35 percent live, Vilnius County, where 29 percent live and Alytus County, where 6 percent live. Besides Lithuania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 5 percent live and Italy, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semeta94153/
Šemetas925/
Cemeta8368/
Šimeta8316/
Zemeta8312/
Šemota836/
Çemeta831/
Šemetaitė803/
Shemeta77429/
Semesta77222/
Semetay77176/
Semetta7757/
Semetas7726/
Saemeta7712/
Szemeta7711/
Semeita773/
Semetai772/
Chemeta772/
Šemiota772/
Semetha771/
Ssemeta771/
Seemeta771/
Shemetha7119/
Szemieta7112/
Xhemetaj7111/
Semmetta713/
Shemetas713/
Szemetat712/
Shemetoa711/
Cheimeta711/
Setmetta711/
Semata672,607/
Semita67839/
Sameta67742/
Semete67690/
Someta6770/
Semeti6758/
Szemeitat6749/
Simeta6730/
Cemita6727/
Semety6725/
Šimota6720/
Schemetat6719/
Semeto6718/
Zemete6712/
Semota678/
Šamota676/
Šamata675/
Zimeta674/
Cimeta673/
Zemita673/
Zemeti672/
Semeté671/
Šameto671/

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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 Šemeta
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