Šemetas Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Šemetas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šemetas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Semetas (26) are calculated separately.

Šemetas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šemetas occurs most in Lithuania. It can also be found as a variant: Semetas. Click here to see other possible spellings of Šemetas.

How Common Is The Last Name Šemetas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šemetas is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šemetas are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Lithuania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 758,647. In Lithuania it is mostly concentrated in: Telšiai County, where 100 percent are found. Other than Lithuania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semetas9526/
Šemeta9219/
Šemiotas805/
Shemetas803/
Semeta77153/
Cemeta7768/
Šimeta7716/
Zemeta7712/
Çemeta771/
Šemetaitė753/
Shemeta71429/
Semesta71222/
Semetay71176/
Semetta7157/
Szemeta7111/
Sematas714/
Semeita713/
Zemitas712/
Šemiota712/
Chemeta712/
Semetai712/
Ssemeta711/
Seemeta711/
Semetha711/
Semeteys67196/
Shemetha6719/
Szemieta6712/
Xhemetaj6711/
Zemaitas677/
Semiotas673/
Semmetta673/
Szemetat672/
Saematas671/
Setmetta671/
Shametas671/
Shemetoa671/
Cheimeta671/

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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 Šemetas
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