Šemović Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Šemović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šemović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1181:60,5505,636
Montenegro921:6,9521,209
Bosnia and Herzegovina51:707,28014,781
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

The alternate forms: Semović (3) & Semovic (38) are calculated separately.

Šemović Last Name Facts

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

Šemović occurs in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Semović or Semovic. For other possible spellings of Šemović click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šemović? popularity and diffusion

Šemović is the 1,098,270th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šemović live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Serbia, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 60,550. In Serbia Šemović is mostly concentrated in: Raška District, where 97 percent are found, Mačva District, where 1 percent are found and North Banat District, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Serbia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Montenegro, where 41 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semović953/
Semovic9038/
Šimović861,035/
Cemović8646/
Seimović801/
Simović715,377/
Šimovič71174/
Cemovic7134/
Zimović7116/
Śimović711/
Šimovićová711/
Somović711/
Zaimović671,437/
Zajmović6760/
Zemovich6729/
Semovich6723/
Cemovich6715/
Šajmovič675/

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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 Šemović
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