Sembaya Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Sembaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sembaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
India51:153,413,076951,030
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Sembaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sembaya (Oriya: େସାୟା) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sembaya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Sembaya are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Sembaya is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kibaale District, where 33 percent reside, Kampala District, where 17 percent reside and Mubende District, where 17 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 38 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ssembaya9346/
Sembay92692/
Sembaa921/
Simbaya867,430/
Sambaya861,327/
Sembuya86458/
Sembeya8687/
Sembayi8648/
Sembaja8625/
Semwaya8611/
Sembayu869/
Sombaya865/
Sembiya861/
Seembay861/
Sembaye861/
Semba'a861/
Semboya861/
Semba838,376/
Semby8318/
Ssembuya80816/
Chembaya8030/
Shimbaya8021/
Ssemwaya8015/
Ssembaja809/
Shambaya806/
Sambhaya804/
Sembaiyo803/
Sambayah802/
Sombhaya801/
Seambaja801/
Simbayah801/
Ssembayo801/
Ssembeya801/
Saambaya801/
Sembai771,159/
Sambay77610/
Shemba77133/
Sehmby77132/
Zsemba7795/
Sembey7757/
Sombay7755/
Senbay7747/
Sembhy7737/
Sembea7737/
Sembaj7729/
Siemba7725/
Simbay7719/
Shemby778/
Ssemba776/
Seamba775/
Simbaa774/
Gembay774/
Sembau773/
Zembaa772/
Sembae772/
Shmbay772/
Senbaa772/
Semmba771/
Symbay771/
Senmba771/
Seemby770/
Scemba770/
Shembaiah753/
Shambhaya751/
Ssemwaaya751/
Ssembooya751/
Chembayah751/
Simbeya714,999/
Semwayo711,525/
Simbayi71880/
Shambay71697/
Sambeya71668/
Semboja71531/
Sambaye71440/
Simwaya71390/
Sambiya71286/
Sehmbey71218/
Simboya71187/
Simbayu71175/
Sembuye71123/
Sembeyo71101/
Sambayo7196/
Sombeya7163/
Schemba7149/
Sambuya7146/
Shymbay7133/
Zembaha7132/
Simbiya7127/
Sombiya7127/
Samboya7125/
Sambayu7124/
Semweya7120/
Sombaye7118/
Sambhay7116/
Shiemba7114/
Sembajo7114/
Zambaya7113/
Sombayi7113/
Chembay7111/
Sembiye7111/
Sehmbhy7110/
Jembiya7110/
Sehemby7110/
Shemvaa719/
Sembeyu717/
Saymbay715/
Sembiyo714/
Cimbaya714/
Jembyya713/
Shembha713/
Simbaye713/
Simbuya713/
Shembey713/
Simbayo713/
Shembae712/
Shemway712/
Saembai712/
Shembai712/
Semboye712/
Sheimba712/
Suimbay712/
Shimbay711/
Sombaia711/
Simbaða711/
Siembae711/
Sembeye711/
Sembeyi711/
Semmbey711/
Seembai711/
Suembai711/
Ssambay711/
Senbaye711/
Jembayo711/
Sambahy711/
Somboya711/
Sembuja711/
Szombay711/
Gembeya711/
Seimuaa711/
Shmbhay711/
Seambea710/
Simba6788,295/
Senba6710,187/
Sembe676,647/
Sambaiah673,548/
Sembi671,779/
Chimbaya671,027/
Cemba67484/
Shimbiya67129/
Chembeya6777/
Simby6746/
Ssemweya6740/
Shambeya6738/
Sambahay6738/
Shamboya6727/
Senby6726/
Sîmba6726/
Sayımbay6726/
Ssembuye6714/
Shimbuya6712/
Ssembajo6710/
Sambhiya679/
Cheimbay678/
Shimbaye678/
Symba677/
Symby676/
Zemby675/
Sambaiha674/
Shambiya674/
Sambhayy673/
Smbae673/
Sombaiah672/
Chembaye672/
Shimbayi672/
Djembaye672/
Shembeyi672/
Shembeyu671/
Shambaia671/
Shambyya671/
Shimbeya671/
Simbiyat671/
Shambhay671/
Shambuya671/
Shemwaja671/
Shimwaya671/
Ssembaje671/
Ssembaju671/
Ssembeja671/
Ssembija671/
Ssembuja671/
Sembeeye671/
Djimbaya671/
Cemby670/
Schemway670/

Sembaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sembaya in the Oriya language
େସାୟାesaya-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sembaya
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