Šemo Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Macedonia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Šemo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šemo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia331:63,6816,407
Bosnia and Herzegovina81:442,05013,608

The alternate forms: Semo (20,896) & Sémo (1) are calculated separately.

Šemo (155) may also be a first name.

Šemo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šemo occurs in North Macedonia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Semo or Sémo. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šemo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šemo are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 738,219th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 155 people.

This last name is most numerous in North Macedonia, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 63,681. In North Macedonia it is most numerous in: Southwestern, where 94 percent reside, Northeastern, where 3 percent reside and Pelagonia, where 3 percent reside. Beside North Macedonia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semo9220,896/
Sémo831/
Zemo753,571/
Šimo751,247/
Cemo75362/
Šema7530/
Çemo751/
Shemo673,358/
Semou671,081/
Chemo67845/
Seumo67612/
Semoo67460/
Semos67282/
Seemo67234/
Semmo67193/
Zemou67175/
Xhemo67164/
Setmo67152/
Semoi67121/
Seimo67120/
Semho6765/
Zejmo6751/
Cemoi6749/
Semoy6748/
Cemoh6745/
Sesmo6737/
Cemot6729/
Semoa6728/
Zemmo6728/
Siemo6721/
Semoh6720/
Ceimo6714/
Semuo6714/
Zemoy6713/
Cesmo6712/
Semod6711/
Semot6711/
Zemoi678/
Zeimo677/
Cemos677/
Åsemo676/
Seamo675/
Seymo675/
Ssemo674/
Cemoo674/
Zemoo674/
Zeamo673/
Cemoy673/
Zeymo673/
Szemo672/
Sejmo672/
Zemuo671/
Cemoz671/
Cemou671/
Semoz671/
Cemmo671/
Sehmo671/
Semoj671/
Šiema671/

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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 Šemo
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