Semanama Surname
Approximately 128 people bear this surname
Semanama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 105 | 1:19,358 | 4,061 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Semanama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semanama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Semanama is found most in Lesotho. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Semanama.
How Common Is The Last Name Semanama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,589,322nd most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Semanama live; 84 percent live in Southern Africa and 84 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Semanama is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 19,358. In Lesotho it is most common in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 70 percent reside, Qacha's Nek District, where 11 percent reside and Maseru District, where 10 percent reside. Beside Lesotho this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semanahmad | 89 | 1 | / |
| Semaname | 88 | 13 | / |
| Simangama | 82 | 1 | / |
| Somannamma | 78 | 1 | / |
| Semenamo | 75 | 27 | / |
| Semanemo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simmannamma | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shimanami | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shamanoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simongama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimanama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimmannamma | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sitmanomai | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sommanomai | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gimanamo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chimmanamad | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chimanamo | 59 | 22 | / |
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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 Semanama
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