Sembera Surname

467,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Sembera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sembera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3141:124,32911,682
United States2341:1,548,970104,799
Tanzania901:588,24037,030
Austria271:315,38635,058
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

The alternate forms: Šembera (478) are calculated separately.

Sembera (16) may also be a first name.

Sembera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sembera (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺒﺎﺭ, Oriya: େବେହରାମାଝୀ) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Šembera. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sembera? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sembera is the 467,776th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,135,669 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Sembera live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name at a global level It is held by 16 people.

Sembera is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 314 people, or 1 in 124,329. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Luuka District, where 29 percent are found, Kamuli District, where 22 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 12 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Tanzania, where 13 percent are found.

Sembera Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sembera are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sembera earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 19.6% more than the national average, earning $51,608 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.14% more than the national average, earning $59,192 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šembera95478/
Zsembera9362/
Ssembera9341/
Semberga9318/
Shembera934/
Sembeira931/
Semberas931/
Siembera931/
Schembera88227/
Shemberga8840/
Sembara86301/
Sambera86259/
Žembera8669/
Zembera8663/
Sembere8653/
Sembery8626/
Simbera8622/
Sombera8620/
Sembira8610/
Gembera8610/
Semberi869/
Sembero864/
Jembera864/
Senbera862/
Sembora861/
Semwera861/
Zsemberi80748/
Zsembery80216/
Senberga80115/
Shembere8087/
Chembera8086/
Zemberai8048/
Siembora8045/
Sembeire8016/
Zemberga8015/
Sambhera8015/
Szombera8013/
Samberra8011/
Samberah807/
Simberay805/
Shemberi803/
Gembetra803/
Shenbera803/
Šemberas802/
Somberau801/
Sembarra801/
Shembara801/
Siembara801/
Semboray801/
Szambera801/
Szymbera801/
Djembera801/
Shimbera801/
Gemberad801/
Smbora774/
Smbara772/
Smbira771/
Semberoiz7562/
Schimbera7541/
Schombera7532/
Schambera7511/
Sembeirou758/
Schembara756/
Siembarau753/
Shimberga751/
Shimberra751/
Simwera712,144/
Sambara711,575/
Simbara711,483/
Zembere711,353/
Sombero71823/
Sambora71723/
Sambira71612/
Gembira71206/
Simbira71118/
Sembiro71118/
Sambero71106/
Šimbera7167/
Simbero7165/
Simbere7162/
Sombara7160/
Zembery7144/
Gembero7137/
Zemberi7127/
Sembiri7126/
Symbora7117/
Sembére7113/
Žambera719/
Senbara717/
Simberi717/
Semboro717/
Shemberher716/
Sombira715/
Sombora715/
Zambera715/
Smberei714/
Gimbera713/
Schemberge713/
Zimbera712/
Semwero712/
Cembira711/
Scheimbery711/
Zembara711/
Zembero711/
Śimbera711/
Simbora711/
Cembara711/
Jenbera711/
Symbery710/
Senbira710/
Simbery710/
Shambira671,331/
Szombara67352/
Ssembiro67297/
Chimbera67259/
Shambora67193/
Szymbara67135/
Zymberaj67126/
Simweray67113/
Shambara67108/
Szambara6795/
Samberro6766/
Sambhara6754/
Chembere6752/
Samboray6749/
Szambora6749/
Shimbara6742/
Simbiray6727/
Shinbera6725/
Simueray6722/
Shimbira6721/
Cimberga6718/
Ziembora6717/
Chembero6713/
Sambarai679/
Siemboro677/
Sambarra675/
Chemberi675/
Simwerai675/
Simberry675/
Shembaro675/
Ssemwero674/
Chembira673/
Djimbera673/
Simberez673/
Sambarah673/
Saimbara672/
Simberio672/
Sambhyra671/
Chembery671/
Simberou671/
Semborou671/
Ziembara671/
Šenberga671/
Zsenberi671/
Shenbira671/
Shimbere671/
Simbirai671/
Ssambara671/
Sambarha671/
Samberoy671/
Sümberei671/
Cemboray671/
Genberea671/
Shembire671/
Shimbery670/

Sembera Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sembera in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻤﺒﺎﺭsmbar-
Sembera in the Oriya language
େବେହରାମାଝୀebeharamajhi-

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