Semawu Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Semawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Semawu (5) may also be a first name.
Semawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Semawu is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Semawu.
How Common Is The Last Name Semawu? popularity and diffusion
Semawu is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Semawu reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 5,493,085th most widespread first name on earth, held by 5 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 50 percent live and Texas, where 50 percent live. Not including The United States Semawu exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 20 percent live and Ghana, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seimawu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Shemawu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Semawou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Semaiwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Seemawut | 86 | 68 | / |
| Simawu | 83 | 226 | / |
| Samawu | 83 | 27 | / |
| Jemawu | 83 | 13 | / |
| Zemawu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Semowu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Semabu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Simawut | 77 | 78 | / |
| Shimawu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Simaywu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Semavut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shamawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saimawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chemawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Somawou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zemawou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samaawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zeamawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seimavu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Simawuth | 71 | 9 | / |
| Seemavut | 71 | 5 | / |
| Zemachwu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seymabou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samavu | 67 | 158 | / |
| Zamawu | 67 | 53 | / |
| Seemavuth | 67 | 18 | / |
| Simabu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gimawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zomawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimawu | 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
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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 Semawu
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