Sematu Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Sematu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Sematu (24) may also be a first name.
Sematu Demographics
Average Sematu Salary in
South Africa
R 169,620
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sematu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sematu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sematu is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sematu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,116,508th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sematu live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 24 people.
It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 2,579,891. In South Africa it is most frequent in: North West, where 95 percent live and Gauteng, where 5 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 4 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.
Sematu Last Name Statistics demography
Sematu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.62% less than the national average, earning R 169,620 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semathu | 92 | 72 | / |
| Semeatu | 92 | 56 | / |
| Sematau | 92 | 6 | / |
| Sematus | 92 | 5 | / |
| Sematou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Siematu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Shematu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Semaitu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Semaetu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Semmatou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Seimatou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jematu | 83 | 459 | / |
| Samatu | 83 | 265 | / |
| Semetu | 83 | 137 | / |
| Simatu | 83 | 74 | / |
| Symatu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zematu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Semotu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gematu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Schematus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shimatu | 77 | 2,498 | / |
| Simatou | 77 | 238 | / |
| Samathu | 77 | 76 | / |
| Simatau | 77 | 47 | / |
| Simatup | 77 | 25 | / |
| Samaitu | 77 | 22 | / |
| Seimotu | 77 | 14 | / |
| Samautu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Saamatu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sahmatu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Samattu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chematu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shamatu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Simaitu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Simmatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zematui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sammatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hsamatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Symatou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saimatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cematus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Simathu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Somatou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Somathu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Semmetu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chematui | 71 | 956 | / |
| Sammatou | 71 | 16 | / |
| Jemaitou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sahamatu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shamateu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shamathu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chematuy | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gemmatus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaamatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shemettu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simaithu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sammathu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemmatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zemetu | 67 | 2,415 | / |
| Samotu | 67 | 1,193 | / |
| Cimatu | 67 | 753 | / |
| Samahatou | 67 | 238 | / |
| Simetu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Somotu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Sametu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Chemmattu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Soemoethu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zamatu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zimatu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheematui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cemetu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemmathu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahamatou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sematu
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