Semavo Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Semavo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semavo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin431:240,36321,480
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Semavo (16) may also be a first name.

Semavo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Semavo is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Semavo.

How Common Is The Last Name Semavo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,843,861st most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Semavo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Semavo live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 16 people.

The surname Semavo is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 240,363. In Benin Semavo is most common in: Littoral Department, where 40 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 33 percent live and Zou Department, where 19 percent live. Aside from Benin this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and Ethiopia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semavoh927/
Semavoy921/
Semevo831,366/
Somavo83283/
Semava8311/
Jemavo834/
Semabo833/
Simavo832/
Semovo831/
Semawo831/
Semaeva77696/
Djemavo7794/
Semevoh7717/
Semgabo7713/
Semampo778/
Ssemabo774/
Semovoh771/
Semaiwo771/
Semawou771/
Semawoi771/
Shemava771/
Semmabo771/
Semmevo771/
Samavho771/
Shemaeva71138/
Seemavat711/
Ssemmabo711/
Seymabou711/
Semova671,035/
Simawo67168/
Semowo6796/
Semewa6795/
Semawa6770/
Semoba6770/
Semová6766/
Somava6738/
Simava6736/
Semewo6717/
Simabo6714/
Samava6713/
Jemovo6710/
Zemawo678/
Semowa675/
Samawo674/
Semeva673/
Semaba672/
Somawo672/
Simovo671/
Somovo671/
Gemabo671/
Zomavo671/
Somevo671/
Samovo671/
Cemava671/

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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 Semavo
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