Semanza Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Semanza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semanza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1751:223,08217,283
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397

Semanza (87) may also be a first name.

Semanza Last Name Facts

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

Semanza is found most in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Semanza click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Semanza? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 935,326th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Semanza reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 87 people.

The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 175 people, or 1 in 223,082. In Uganda Semanza is most prevalent in: Kisoro District, where 55 percent are found, Kibaale District, where 13 percent are found and Kampala District, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 37 percent are found and Argentina, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Semanza
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