Cognomen Sem (Sem 
, سام 
, Сем 
) , all around the world, is a common surname. The cognomen Sem is characteristic of Namibia, where it is quite a common surname, Tunisia, and Syria. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Egypt, Algeria, and Malaysia. Likewise, Sem is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Sem | Egypt, Algeria, Indonesia, India, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| سام | Iran, Yemen, Syria, Sudan, Iraq |
| Сэм, Сем | Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan |
Bez, Sans, Sema, Semb, Semite, Sen, Sin, Sine, Som, Sum, Sèm, Sém, Sémite, Sêm, Sëm, Sēm, Sĕm, Sėm, Sęm, Sęɱ, Sěm, Sẽm, Sếm, Çem, Çèm, Çém, Çêm, Çëm, Çęm, Śem, Śèm, Śém, Śêm, Śëm, Śēm, Śĕm, Śėm, Śęm, Śěm, Śěɱ, Ŝem, Ŝém, Ŝêm, Ŝëm, Ŝęm, Šem, Šèm, Šém, Šêm, Šëm, Šēm, Šĕm, Šęm, Šěm, Σεμ, Сём, סם, เซม, เซ็ม, เซ้ม, เษม, เสม, เสมอ, เส็ม, Ṩễm, and Ｓèm
| syvert p. sem Dutch art collector, NL (b. 1560) |
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niels arntzen sem Norwegian politician (1782-1859), NO (b. 1782) |
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| ole idiusen sem (b. 1780) |
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elise sem Norwegian barrister (1870-1950), NO (b. 1870) |
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| anthon hermanus adrianus sem Nederlands; schilder; 1821-03-29; Amsterdam; 1862, NL (b. 1821) |
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| gabriel egidius johan henrik sem (b. 1824) |
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| edvard sem Norwegian bookstore and politician (1859-1946), NO (b. 1859) |
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| arne van erpekum sem Norwegian singer (b. 1873) |
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ingebjørg dahl sem Norwegian writer, NO (b. 1936) |
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antónio sem PT (b. 1945) |
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bjørn sem Norwegian professional wrestler (b. 1976) |
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| ingebjørg sem Norwegian actress, US (b. 1931) |
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| gunnar sem Norwegian author, NO (b. 1932) |
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svatopluk sem CZ (b. 1973) |
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| reserl sem German politician, DE (b. 1953) |
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