Sehemo Surname

342,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sehemo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sehemo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0441:51,8946,573
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Sehemo (34) may also be a first name.

Sehemo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sehemo is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sehemo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sehemo is the 342,056th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,791,748 people. The last name Sehemo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sehemo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 34 people.

The last name Sehemo is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,044 people, or 1 in 51,894. In South Africa it is primarily found in: North West, where 55 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 16 percent reside and Free State, where 12 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 3 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.

Sehemo Last Name Statistics demography

Sehemo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.84% less than the national average, earning R 104,952 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siehemou861/
Sehomo83107/
Shiemo8323/
Sehema836/
Sahemo833/
Sehimo832/
Sehamo831/
Schiemo7722/
Shehamo771/
Shiemou771/
Sehomou771/
Seumo73612/
Siemo7321/
Seomo7311/
Seumou67401/
Seemah67133/
Siemos67117/
Sahema67102/
Sehama6788/
Siemou6754/
Sehoma6731/
Sihamo6727/
Sehima6718/
Saeema6714/
Chiemo6710/
Shiymo675/
Geemoo674/
Gihemo674/
Sahimo674/
Shiema674/
Shaomo672/
Seumoi671/
Seumoh671/
Sohomo671/

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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 Sehemo
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