Semba Surname
Approximately 8,376 people bear this surname
Semba Surname Definition:
Semba is a surname of the Lamba tribe, meaning: rejoice.
Semba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,181 | 1:23,225 | 2,934 |
| Tanzania | 1,247 | 1:42,455 | 4,827 |
| Zambia | 1,080 | 1:14,676 | 1,677 |
| Zimbabwe | 506 | 1:30,510 | 4,695 |
| Indonesia | 447 | 1:295,859 | 26,345 |
| Mauritania | 295 | 1:13,881 | 1,324 |
| Papua New Guinea | 286 | 1:28,510 | 3,229 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Namibia | 186 | 1:12,954 | 2,410 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Poland | 151 | 1:251,714 | 31,602 |
| Kenya | 127 | 1:363,621 | 21,126 |
| Cameroon | 84 | 1:247,251 | 24,294 |
| Japan | 82 | 1:1,559,077 | 24,802 |
| United States | 81 | 1:4,474,802 | 235,715 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Central African Republic | 9 | 1:501,710 | 179 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
Semba (1,718) may also be a first name.
Semba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Semba is a surname of the Lamba tribe, meaning: rejoice.
Semba Demographics
Semba Political Affiliation
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Semba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Semba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺐ, Hindi: सेम्बा, Oriya: େମଲକା, Russian: Семба, Tibetan: སེམས་བཱ།) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Semba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Semba is the 60,175th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 870,051 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Semba live; 38 percent live in Central Africa and 38 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 185,222nd most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 1,718 people.
The surname Semba is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 3,181 people, or 1 in 23,225. Excluding The DR Congo this surname exists in 50 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 15 percent live and Zambia, where 13 percent live.
Semba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Semba last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the party.
Semba earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.22% more than the national average, earning $62,661 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Semba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Semba in the Hindi language | ||
| सेम्बा | semba | - |
| Semba in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଲକା | emalaka | - |
| Semba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻤﺐ | smb | 88.19 |
| ﺻﻤﺒﻪ | smbh | 4.17 |
| ﺻﻤﺒﺎ | smba | 2.78 |
| ﺳﻤﺒﻪ | smbh | 0.69 |
| ﺻﻤﻴﺎ | smya | 0.69 |
| ﺳﻤﺒﺎ | smba | 0.69 |
| Semba in the Tibetan language | ||
| སེམས་བཱ། | semba | 50 |
| བསམ་པ་ | sampa | 50 |
| Semba in the Russian language | ||
| Семба | semba | - |
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