Semakela Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Semakela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 36 | 1:56,460 | 8,384 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Semakela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semakela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Semakela occurs most in Lesotho. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Semakela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Semakela is the 3,228,735th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Semakela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Semakela is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 56,460. In Lesotho Semakela is primarily concentrated in: Leribe District, where 97 percent reside and Maseru District, where 3 percent reside. Besides Lesotho Semakela is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semakala | 88 | 56 | / |
| Semakele | 88 | 3 | / |
| Simakela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shimakela | 82 | 4 | / |
| Shemakala | 82 | 4 | / |
| Ssemakala | 82 | 2 | / |
| Semakuila | 82 | 1 | / |
| Semachela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chemakela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Simakala | 75 | 752 | / |
| Samakila | 75 | 58 | / |
| Samakala | 75 | 11 | / |
| Simakele | 75 | 4 | / |
| Somakala | 75 | 3 | / |
| Somaqela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Semakalo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zemekela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simakeli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamakala | 71 | 149 | / |
| Simachela | 71 | 142 | / |
| Simakaila | 71 | 9 | / |
| Somakahla | 71 | 4 | / |
| Samakolla | 71 | 4 | / |
| Simakkala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simakaïla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simaakala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shemekala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somakolla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samakayla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samakalla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sammakala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimakeli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sammakolla | 67 | 20 | / |
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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
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- 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 Semakela
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