Semathu Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Semathu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semathu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana441:49,7039,263
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980

Semathu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Semathu is found in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Semathu.

How Common Is The Last Name Semathu? popularity and diffusion

Semathu is the 2,237,939th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Semathu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Semathu is most common in Botswana, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 49,703. Apart from Botswana this last name exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 39 percent are found.

Semathu Last Name Statistics demography

Semathu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.35% more than the national average, earning R 400,068 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sematu9223/
Samathu8676/
Semeatu8656/
Sematau866/
Sematus865/
Sematou863/
Siematu862/
Shematu861/
Semaitu861/
Semaetu861/
Simathu861/
Somathu861/
Shamathu803/
Sammathu801/
Simaithu801/
Seimatou801/
Semmatou801/
Jematu77459/
Samatu77265/
Semetu77137/
Simatu7774/
Gematu771/
Semotu771/
Zematu771/
Symatu771/
Soemoethu753/
Schematus751/
Chemmathu751/
Shimatu712,498/
Simatou71238/
Simatau7147/
Simatup7125/
Samaitu7122/
Seimotu7114/
Saamatu716/
Samautu716/
Sahmatu714/
Chematu714/
Samattu714/
Cimathu713/
Shamatu713/
Simethu712/
Sammatu711/
Zimathu711/
Symatou711/
Zematui711/
Simmatu711/
Simaitu711/
Hsamatu711/
Semmetu711/
Somatou711/
Cematus711/
Saimatu711/
Chematui67956/
Sammatou6716/
Simgothu6711/
Jemaitou679/
Sahamatu676/
Shamateu674/
Chematuy672/
Gemmatus671/
Chimathu671/
Shaamatu671/
Shemettu671/
Chemmatu671/

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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 Semathu
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