Šėmeta

Šėmeta is a Lithuanian-language surname. It belongs to the Šemetos Lithuanian noble family whose progenitor was Šemeta Nameikaitis, known since the 15th century. Polonized variants of the surname include Szemiot, Szemioth, Szemiott, Szemet; Russified: Shemet. A derived surname is Shemetov.

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Algirdas Šemeta (born 1962), Lithuanian economist and politician
 * Pranciškus Šemeta (1802–1882), Lithuanian military figure, one of the military leaders of the November Uprising