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All around the world, Sémite (Sem , Semit , Sémite) is a common epicene given name. The first name Sémite is habitual in Namibia, where it is quite a common boy's name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a common dominantly male, but seldom female name, and Egypt, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, and Indonesia. Also, Sémite is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Sem | Indonesia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Algeria, India, Egypt |
Semit | Indonesia, Philippines, India, Malaysia, United States |
Sémite is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shem , the Biblical figure, Son of Noah, Ancestor of Abraham, Genesis 5; Sem , the operatic character in the opera Noye's Fludde by Benjamin Britten and Sem , the operatic character in the opera Noé.