Šemić Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Šemić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šemić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina3141:11,2622,233
Slovenia371:67,2349,657
Serbia261:274,80614,599
Kosovo61:310,3128,714
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997

The alternate forms: Semić (609), Semic (920) & Semič (104) are calculated separately.

Šemić Last Name Facts

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

Šemić is found most frequently in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can also be found in the variant forms: Semić, Semic or Semič. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šemić? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 745,450th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 18,879,653 people. The last name Šemić occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šemić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Šemić is most frequently occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 314 people, or 1 in 11,262. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is mostly concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent reside. Besides Bosnia and Herzegovina it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 10 percent reside and Serbia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semić93609/
Semic87920/
Semič87104/
Šimić808,783/
Šumić80476/
Šomić80158/
Ćemić8047/
Šamić8038/
Zemić8026/
Čemić8021/
Cemić801/
Šemiga7345/
Šahmić7330/
Šemički673/
Siemiuć671/

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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 Šemić
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