Semambu Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Semambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Semambu (62) may also be a first name.

Semambu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Semambu is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Semambu.

How Common Is The Last Name Semambu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Semambu reside; 56 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 56 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Semambu is also the 1,246,114th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 62 people.

The last name Semambu is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia it is most common in: Sarawak, where 100 percent are found. Beside Malaysia Semambu exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Burundi, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semmambu931/
Shemhambu885/
Zemambu864/
Samambu861/
Semanbu861/
Somambui8054/
Semamboo803/
Simambou801/
Shimambu801/
Samambui801/
Somambuy801/
Shamambu801/
Chemambu801/
Shamaimbu751/
Djemambou751/
Zamambu71125/
Simamvu711/
Samanbui674/
Ssemanvu672/
Zomambou671/
Simanbou671/
Djemanbou638/
Samoimbou631/
Simonvau531/

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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 Semambu
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