Šemsi Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

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

Šemsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šemsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia161:131,34210,370
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Semsi (789), Şemsi (237) & Šemši (58) are calculated separately.

Šemsi (618) may also be a first name.

Šemsi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šemsi occurs more in North Macedonia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Semsi, Şemsi or Šemši. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šemsi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šemsi reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 59 percent reside in Albano-Europe. Šemsi is also the 335,616th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 618 people.

Šemsi is most common in North Macedonia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 131,342. In North Macedonia Šemsi is primarily found in: Polog, where 63 percent reside, Skopje, where 31 percent reside and Southwestern, where 6 percent reside. Barring North Macedonia it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Serbia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semsi93789/
Şemsi93237/
Šemši9358/
Cemsi80119/
Zemsi802/
Chemsi732,655/
Semsei73360/
Shemsi73125/
Semsit73121/
Šemšić7348/
Zemssi738/
Šemšei737/
Semmsi737/
Siemsi735/
Semsić734/
Cemsit732/
Semshi731/
Semsii731/
Shemshi672,745/
Chemssi67415/
Cemschi6735/
Shemsie6716/
Seumsai677/
Chemsai673/
Shemsei671/

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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 Šemsi
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