Sembe Surname

74,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Sembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,4431:21,6712,687
DR Congo2,0521:36,0044,460
Cameroon7761:26,7643,640
Mauritania5631:7,273802
Zimbabwe1641:94,13613,392
Mongolia1361:20,7742,367
Papua New Guinea1061:76,92210,108
Benin771:134,22914,380
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
Congo661:75,5926,659
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Ivory Coast281:823,97321,823
Zambia161:990,62029,787
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
France121:5,535,227269,324
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

Sembe (426) may also be a first name.

Sembe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sembe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺐ, Marathi: सबे, Oriya: େସେ, Russian: Сембе) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 74,019th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,096,366 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Sembe live; 38 percent live in Central Africa and 38 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 416,125th most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 426 people.

The last name Sembe is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,443 people, or 1 in 21,671. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Tanga Region, where 48 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 14 percent live. Not including Tanzania Sembe is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Cameroon, where 12 percent live.

Sembe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sembe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.41% less than the national average, earning R 65,568 per year and in United States they earn 100.76% more than the national average, earning $86,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shembe912,802/
Sember912,216/
Sembeh91363/
Seumbe9176/
Sembee9175/
Sembey9157/
Siembe9144/
Sembea9137/
Sembet9124/
Seembe9123/
Sembeu9110/
Ssembe914/
Sembei913/
Sembhe912/
Sembes912/
Sembed911/
Zsembe911/
Sembie911/
Saembe911/
Shember83697/
Sehmbey83218/
Zsember83159/
Seember83149/
Szember83106/
Seamber8313/
Shembee8313/
Sembets839/
Sembeit837/
Sembeer837/
Sembeïr837/
Seimber834/
Shembeu834/
Seembee834/
Shembey833/
Shembhe832/
Sembech832/
Schembe832/
Shembeh832/
Shembed831/
Semmbey831/
Siember831/
Semmber831/
Semberr831/
Shembie831/
Seambea830/
Sambe8023,633/
Simbe8010,856/
Semba808,376/
Sombe806,512/
Zembe804,588/
Gembe804,264/
Jembe803,039/
Sembi801,779/
Cembe80534/
Shmbe8077/
Senbe8026/
Semby8018/
Semue8011/
S'Mbe809/
Symbe806/
Žembe804/
Semwe802/
Sümbe802/
Smbeh801/
Xembe801/
Shembesh773,844/
Shemberh7726/
Sembeitt7720/
Sheember7712/
Shembeer774/
Seembeer774/
Sheamber771/
Shiembee771/
Schembet771/
Shehembe771/
Chembe7316,233/
Jember7313,255/
Sombie735,654/
Shombe735,073/
Senbet731,790/
Shimbe731,170/
Sembai731,159/
Sembhi731,129/
Sambea731,125/
Sambhe73755/
Sehmbi73721/
Sembay73692/
Djembe73690/
Zember73435/
Shambe73399/
Çember73289/
Symbei73288/
Cembes73284/
Sambej73227/
Gember73175/
Simber73163/
Simbie73145/
Sambey73144/
Cember73134/
Shemba73133/
Sehmby73132/
Symber73126/
Zsemba7395/
Sambeh7386/
Žember7384/
Sembio7383/
Shembi7374/
Sambie7373/
Sembèr7357/
Šember7353/
Syombe7352/
Sümbee7345/
Saambe7339/
Sembhy7337/
Simbei7336/
Gembeš7336/
Simbey7334/
Jembei7334/
Giembe7334/
Gembey7330/
Jembet7330/
Sembaj7329/
Sombea7328/
Zembes7326/
Siemba7325/
Simbee7324/
Sambee7322/
Gembes7320/
Sombey7320/
Sombee7317/
Cembey7316/
Semboi7316/
Xhembe7315/
Zembet7314/
Senbeh7314/
Shenbe7313/
Simbeh7313/
Sombei7311/
Sembui7310/
Gembeh739/
Shemby738/
Senber738/
Jjembe738/
Sambei737/
Ssemba736/
Sembit735/
Seamba735/
Seemue735/
Sembis733/
Simbeu733/
Ssombe733/
Gembet733/
Zhembe732/
Scimbe732/
Saimbe732/
Zembie732/
Simbea732/
Simbes732/
Ssambe732/
Sombeh732/
Ziembe732/
Gembei732/
Jeambe732/
Sjambe732/
Sombhe731/
Smbeit731/
Simbhe731/
Sienbe731/
Shmbhe731/
Shemwe731/
Semmba731/
Shmber731/
Jembee731/
Jembea731/
Shmbey731/
Simbet731/
Ssemwe731/
Ssimbe731/
Senmba731/
Senbey731/
Senbee731/
Senbei731/
Sembaa731/
Semveu731/
Semvie731/
Zembei731/
Semued731/
Shemue731/
Shnmbe731/
Cembez731/
Gembee731/
Seemby730/
Scemba730/
Ssembujje712/
Sshembesh711/
Schoembee711/
Shambeh67627/
Cheembe67511/
Chembea67508/
Siembid67102/
Seemued6762/
Jeambey6753/
Shambee6752/
Schemba6749/
Chember6739/
Djember6728/
Shembhi6727/
Szimber6726/
Sembaja6725/
Zembett6723/
Gembets6720/
Szymber6718/
Shiemba6714/
Sembaya6713/
Sehmbhy6710/
Sehemby6710/
Zhembei6710/
Shimbei679/
Shambey678/
Shambhe677/
Siembit677/
Saimbee677/
Shimbhe676/
Seimuer676/
Sehmbhi676/
Shimber676/
Seambhi676/
Dzhembe675/
Sehembi675/
Chembet675/
Shemmbi674/
Gembesh674/
Smba674/
Shimbeh674/
Shaambe674/
Smbi674/
Shembha673/
Shambie673/
Cheambe673/
Chembei673/
Seemuet673/
Sembitt672/
Jembett672/
Seymoue672/
Shimmbe672/
Saembai672/
Schambe672/
Shembai672/
Chembeh672/
Sheimba672/
Djembeh672/
Shombey672/
Shiombe672/
Zhembey671/
Saimber671/
Saambhe671/
Sambhee671/
Sambheu671/
Chembey671/
Chhembe671/
Jmbe671/
Zemmber671/
Schmber671/
Simbech671/
Simbeit671/
Shenbhe671/
Senbeit671/
Seembai671/
Seembay671/
Suembai671/
Shenbee671/
Sambeih671/
Ziember671/
Soenbei671/
Sietmbi671/
Saambey671/
Sambeuh671/
Senbeïr671/
Semba'a671/
Getmbeh671/
Giembeh671/
Djembes671/
Djembet671/
Schombe671/
Schembi671/
Jenmber671/
Shembui671/
Semboit671/
Saenbee671/
Shambei671/
Symberh671/
Xmbe671/
Dziembe671/
Gemmber671/
Seymuer670/

Sembe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sembe in the Oriya language
େସେese-
Sembe in the Marathi language
सबेsabe-
Sembe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻤﺐsmb74.58
ﺻﻤﺒﻪsmbh19.21
ﺻﻨﺐsnb5.65
Sembe in the Russian language
Сембеsembe-

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