Semb Surname

309,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Semb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway5291:9,7211,048
Indonesia3521:375,70832,165
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
Sweden1031:95,6006,949
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Singapore131:423,66918,211
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Semb (10) may also be a first name.

Semb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Semb (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺐ, Russian: Семб) has its highest incidence in Norway. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Semb click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Semb? popularity and diffusion

The last name Semb is the 309,145th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,973,398 people. The last name Semb is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Semb live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent given name internationally, held by 10 people.

The last name Semb is most frequently held in Norway, where it is borne by 529 people, or 1 in 9,721. In Norway Semb is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 83 percent live, Central Norway, where 7 percent live and Western Norway, where 7 percent live. Beside Norway it exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Semb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Semb has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,092 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Semb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Semb surname are 15.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.29% registered with the political party.

The amount Semb earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 19.89% more than the national average, earning 414,932 kr per year and in United States they earn 9.85% more than the national average, earning $47,400 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siemb894/
Sembt893/
Seemb891/
Suemb891/
Sehmb891/
Sembs891/
Sembh891/
Shemb891/
Smb86511/
Siembt808/
Shembs801/
Samb7585,385/
Simb75705/
Semp75609/
Somb75462/
Zemb75291/
Gemb75111/
Semf7532/
Senb7511/
Dsmb754/
Zsmb753/
Hsmb752/
Cemb752/
Symb751/
Smbd751/
Smbt751/
Sjmb751/
Szmb751/
Xsmb751/
Jemb751/
Jsmb751/
Schembs73290/
Sembsch734/
Sembowa731/
Shcembs731/
Sembova731/
Schembt730/
Sempe674,314/
Sempf67967/
Sambh67144/
Semph6759/
Gembs6742/
Simbt6733/
Shamb6730/
Shemp6717/
Saimb6716/
Semfe6714/
Ssembowa6714/
Semff679/
Semft679/
Suenb677/
Shenb676/
Semps676/
Chemb675/
Shimb674/
Siemp674/
Simbh673/
Sempt673/
Seemw673/
Shomb673/
Shmbz671/
Sammb671/
Jembs671/
Ziemb671/
Sajmb671/
Szmbs671/
Xembh671/
Xjsmb671/
Hsmbp671/
Djemb671/
Sambp671/
Zembt671/
Jhemb671/
Zeamb671/
Siemf671/
Soemp671/
Schembch671/
Zeimb671/
Seamp670/
Simeb670/
Simbs670/

Semb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Semb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻤﺐsmb66.67
ﺻﻨﺐsnb33.33
Semb in the Russian language
Сембsemb-

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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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  • 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 Semb
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