Semanu Surname

338,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Semanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,0391:26,0063,108
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Semanu (19) may also be a first name.

Semanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Semanu (Bengali: সেমনু) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Semanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Semanu is the 338,992nd most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,716,632 people. The last name Semanu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Semanu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Semanu is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 19 people.

It is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,039 people, or 1 in 26,006. Aside from Ghana it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semanou921,675/
Seumanu92152/
Semangu9233/
Semanau925/
Seimanu921/
Seemanu921/
Semannu921/
Seimeanu8655/
Siemanou8637/
Semannou8618/
Semangou8613/
Semangau861/
Semanaut861/
Seimanou861/
Samanu83730/
Simanu83177/
Jemanu83113/
Semenu8349/
Somanu8337/
Semonu836/
Zemanu834/
Jemanut77248/
Sammanu77132/
Simangu77113/
Simeanu7779/
Samanui7730/
Simaanu7721/
Jeemanu7720/
Simanou7719/
Samanuy7710/
Samanau779/
Shamanu778/
Seemonu778/
Shemenu778/
Sèmanou777/
Saimanu775/
Simainu775/
Jemanus775/
Semanoo774/
Chemanu774/
Shimanu773/
Samaanu773/
Gemanou772/
Ceamanu772/
Semenau772/
Samannu772/
Somaanu771/
Simanau771/
Semonou771/
Semonud771/
Suimanu771/
Seemenu771/
Simhanu771/
Simanuu771/
Samaenu771/
Saamanu771/
Simanus771/
Semonus770/
Samannui71166/
Saimanou71113/
Samanhou719/
Semonnou717/
Siemenou714/
Soimeanu714/
Saamaanu714/
Jeemaanu713/
Samannou712/
Djemanuh712/
Samannuy712/
Shimangu711/
Simaungu711/
Somannou711/
Soimanou711/
Saymangu711/
Simanoux710/
Seymonus710/
Zemenu679,986/
Samenu6759/
Zimanu6737/
Simonu6735/
Jimanu6731/
Schemenau6730/
Somonu6726/
Simenu6721/
Somenu6716/
Simaunaud6715/
Samonu6713/
Zamanu679/
Gimanu677/
Symanhaus675/
Symahanou673/
Saimangou671/
Shismanou671/
Somanú671/
Gemonu671/

Semanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Semanu in the Bengali language
সেমনুsemanu-

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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 Semanu
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