Semasaba Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Brunei

Semasaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semasaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Brunei11:418,7313,893
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Semasaba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Semasaba occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Semasaba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Semasaba live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 2,941,201. In Tanzania Semasaba is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 22 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brunei, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semasawa8862/
Simasaba881/
Simazaba7533/
Zeamasabahe741/
Shimasawa712,350/
Semashova7126/
Somesabhai679/
Samesabhai677/
Simesabhai671/
Zemasova632/
Simasova631/
Simashova59326/
Shimosawa59170/
Shimazawa5957/
Symashova5933/
Chemasova5911/
Semousavi591/
Chimasawa591/
Shimashavy5626/
Saymashova561/
Zimasova5092/
Semačová504/

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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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  • 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 Semasaba
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