Sembani Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Sembani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sembani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sembani (29) may also be a first name.

Sembani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sembani (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺒﺎﻧﻲ, Oriya: େସାନି) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sembani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,689,253rd most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Sembani is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Sembani reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Sembani is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 29 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Other than The DR Congo this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 13 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sembani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sembani in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻤﺒﺎﻧﻲsmbany-
Sembani in the Oriya language
େସାନିesani75
ସିାନୀsiani16.67
କାେମରkaemara8.33

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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 Sembani
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