Semaw Surname
Approximately 2,418 people bear this surname
Semaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,415 | 1:40,392 | 4,505 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Semaw (6,016) may also be a first name.
Semaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Semaw is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Semaw? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 176,950th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,013,873 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Semaw reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Semaw is also the 85,522nd most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 6,016 people.
The last name is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semawe | 91 | 31 | / |
| Semmaw | 91 | 4 | / |
| Saemaw | 91 | 2 | / |
| Semab | 80 | 83 | / |
| Jemaw | 80 | 26 | / |
| Semow | 80 | 18 | / |
| Samaw | 80 | 11 | / |
| Semav | 80 | 7 | / |
| Semaf | 80 | 6 | / |
| Somaw | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gemaw | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zemaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seemab | 73 | 1,205 | / |
| Semova | 73 | 1,035 | / |
| Simauw | 73 | 128 | / |
| Simawe | 73 | 109 | / |
| Semowa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Semaab | 73 | 5 | / |
| Seymow | 73 | 3 | / |
| Seamab | 73 | 2 | / |
| Seymab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saimaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Samaww | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gemauw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sameaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Samaaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Semowe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seimab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gehmaw | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ssemajjwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seimova | 67 | 67 | / |
| Simachw | 67 | 58 | / |
| Seymova | 67 | 30 | / |
| Shemova | 67 | 14 | / |
| Seemaab | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saemhow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szemova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siemowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shimawe | 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 Semaw
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis