Semelis Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Semelis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semelis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia631:32,5404,963
Argentina481:890,48857,418
United States211:17,259,949572,238
France191:3,495,933219,029
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Šemelis (1) are calculated separately.

Semelis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Semelis is borne by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Šemelis. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Semelis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Semelis is the 1,398,030th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Semelis are found; 42 percent are found in Northern Europe and 41 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Latvia, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 32,540. In Latvia Semelis is most common in: Latgale, where 95 percent are found, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 2 percent are found and Semigallia, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Latvia it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Semelis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Semelis last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Semelis earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.4% more than the national average, earning $48,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šemelis951/
Shemelis937,573/
Semeliss933/
Semelois931/
Semeli92268/
Semmelies886/
Shemelise884/
Shiemelis881/
Samelis86118/
Simelis8684/
Zemelis8663/
Semelia8650/
Semelit8615/
Shemeli8613/
Semetli8610/
Semeles868/
Semeloi865/
Semieli863/
Žemelis861/
Semelio861/
Szemeli861/
Symelis861/
Cemelis861/
Shimelis8059,485/
Shemeles8018,682/
Ziemelis801,240/
Shemelia8080/
Žiemelis8029/
Semmeles8022/
Simeulis809/
Zeimelis807/
Szymelis806/
Shemheli801/
Semeleit801/
Semelets801/
Szemelyi801/
Shemalis801/
Chemelis801/
Sehmeles801/
Semelese801/
Semela772,615/
Semele771,588/
Simeli77378/
Semili77225/
Cemeli77113/
Semely7713/
Zemeli773/
Semyli771/
Semelý771/
Shemelese752,898/
Shimelise7549/
Shimelies7525/
Shimelish754/
Shemeless754/
Shimeliss754/
Semetilli753/
Semetelli751/
Shemelesh751/
Shimeleis751/
Chemeli713,005/
Seemela712,662/
Seimela711,061/
Samolis71548/
Semilia71512/
Semioli71310/
Shemela71281/
Semelyt71248/
Simieli71193/
Semeler71181/
Semelet71169/
Samalis71139/
Zimelis71139/
Cesmeli71117/
Szemela7196/
Ximelis7176/
Semelea7155/
Simelio7146/
Semeile7144/
Çetmeli7139/
Seimelä7135/
Zamelis7133/
Šimelis7132/
Semeila7129/
Semelhe7128/
Semales7127/
Siemela7124/
Semilit7122/
Shemely7122/
Somalis7122/
Seamela7121/
Sismeli7118/
Semaili7117/
Zemalis7115/
Simeles7113/
Semilio7110/
Shemili718/
Simelia717/
Simalis717/
Semylit715/
Semeela714/
Zemmeli714/
Szemely713/
Samilis713/
Ssemele713/
Siemele713/
Seemele713/
Shemele712/
Semiles712/
Semelya712/
Semmele712/
Zemelys712/
Semelha712/
Semelee711/
Similis711/
Zemilis711/
Çesmeli711/
Šamelis711/
Žemalis711/
Zēmelis711/
Ssemela711/
Saimeli711/
Semetle711/
Cimelis711/
Seimele711/
Semeley711/
Samylis711/
Xhemeli711/
Çemgeli711/
Cemelia711/
Shimeles6743,498/
Samoilis67417/
Shemmela67411/
Semeleer67343/
Chimelis67144/
Shemeley67120/
Samuilis67119/
Shimalis6751/
Shemelya6742/
Cemelich6720/
Shemales6716/
Samoylis6715/
Semmeley6712/
Semeilla6711/
Semetler6711/
Chemelei6711/
Semmeler677/
Samojlis677/
Szemiela676/
Semailia674/
Shymeles674/
Shimilis672/
Similies672/
Sameules671/
Chemmeli671/
Joimelis671/
Zemelich671/
Semeylla671/
Shemaili671/
Siemmela671/
Samalais671/
Semilhes671/
Személyi671/
Ceesmeli671/
Chemeloi671/
Semaaili671/
Shemiles671/
Sheimili671/
Schemely670/
Shemelea670/
Sesmmele670/
Shemilia670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Semelis
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