Sematse Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sematse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sematse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Sematse (20) may also be a first name.

Sematse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sematse is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sematse? popularity and diffusion

Sematse is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sematse reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name globally, held by 20 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa Sematse is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 57 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 14 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Sematse occurs in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 13 percent are found.

Sematse Last Name Statistics demography

Sematse earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.89% less than the national average, earning R 214,128 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semase92649/
Semetse86382/
Sematsi8612/
Semasee8610/
Semause865/
Somatse865/
Simatse865/
Semaser863/
Semaase862/
Shemase861/
Seemase861/
Semas83403/
Shematsi8056/
Seametse8010/
Shemetse805/
Seamasea802/
Semmaser801/
Semetshe801/
Semaiser801/
Seemasee801/
Seamasee801/
Sesmas77760/
Semash77255/
Shemas77211/
Semasa77106/
Seimas7746/
Zemase7742/
Simats7730/
Semays7729/
Semasi7728/
Seamas7719/
Siemas776/
Cemase774/
Seumas773/
Semaus772/
Seemas772/
Semaze772/
Seymas771/
Sematz771/
Semose771/
Semmas770/
Shemasher751/
Shamatshe751/
Sheemaths751/
Semhauser750/
Shemais71988/
Chemase71894/
Semache71524/
Semassa71319/
Siemasz71265/
Samotse71128/
Shemeas71123/
Semouse7197/
Semetsi7158/
Semoise7123/
Semasis7120/
Szemacs7118/
Semoshe7117/
Shemmas7115/
Siemash718/
Zemashe718/
Shemasi718/
Shemash716/
Siemast716/
Zemaits713/
Simatsi713/
Semasuj712/
Shimats712/
Sametse712/
Samatsi712/
Zematts711/
Siemots711/
Seamaus711/
Sehmaus711/
Zeimats711/
Seymass711/
Siemasa711/
Semasoa711/
Semmass711/
Semotsi711/
Semeuse711/
Sematch711/
Semosie711/
Semassi711/
Semausa711/
Semausi711/
Semacht711/
Seimmas710/
Seamads710/
Simas6720,357/
Semmache672,706/
Semos67282/
Sethmash67174/
Simetshe67134/
Semac6735/
Cemas6731/
Shimatsa6726/
Shemaeze6711/
Shemaize679/
Semač679/
Semachit678/
Seimassa675/
Semaishi674/
Zemas673/
Shemazea672/
Xemas672/
Symas672/
Shemashi672/
Semascio672/
Shemache672/
Shemadze671/
Shemasaa671/
Somotseu671/
Seymassa671/
Saametse671/
Seamoshe671/
Semetshi671/
Semaiche671/
Semausha671/
Seemaasd671/
Seammash670/
Cematzei670/

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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 Sematse
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