Sembeya Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

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

Sembeya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sembeya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Benin21:5,167,80184,334

Sembeya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sembeya occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sembeya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sembeya is the 2,007,164th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sembeya are found; 86 percent are found in Central Africa and 86 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 11 percent live and Benin, where 2 percent live.

Sembeya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ssembeya931/
Sembey9257/
Sembea9237/
Simbeya864,999/
Sambeya86668/
Sembuya86458/
Sehmbey86218/
Sembeyo86101/
Sombeya8663/
Semweya8620/
Sembaya8613/
Sembeyu867/
Shembey863/
Sembeye861/
Sembeyi861/
Sembiya861/
Semmbey861/
Semboya861/
Gembeya861/
Seambea860/
Ssembuya80816/
Chembeya8077/
Ssembaya8046/
Ssemweya8040/
Shambeya8038/
Shembeyi802/
Shembeyu801/
Shimbeya801/
Ssembeja801/
Sembeeye801/
Sembai771,159/
Sambea771,125/
Sembay77692/
Sambey77144/
Sembee7775/
Simbey7734/
Gembey7730/
Sembaj7729/
Sombea7728/
Sombey7720/
Cembey7716/
Sembeu7710/
Sembau773/
Sembei773/
Simbea772/
Sembae772/
Jembea771/
Shmbey771/
Senbey771/
Sembaa771/
Sembie771/
Sembue771/
Shembyiah751/
Shambeeya751/
Ssemweeya751/
Ssembooya751/
Simbeye7147,841/
Simbaya717,430/
Sambaya711,327/
Semboja71531/
Chembea71508/
Sambiya71286/
Simboya71187/
Sembuye71123/
Zombeya71105/
Jeambey7153/
Sembayi7148/
Sambuya7146/
Sombeye7137/
Simbeyi7128/
Simbiya7127/
Sombiya7127/
Sambeha7126/
Sembaja7125/
Samboya7125/
Sambeye7114/
Sembajo7114/
Shembee7113/
Sembiye7111/
Semwaya7111/
Jembiya7110/
Sembayu719/
Zimbeya718/
Shambey718/
Sembeit717/
Shambheeya715/
Sombaya715/
Shembeu714/
Sembejo714/
Sambeyu714/
Seembee714/
Sembiyo714/
Sambeia714/
Jembyya713/
Simbuya713/
Shembae712/
Saembai712/
Shembai712/
Semboye712/
Zambeya712/
Shombey712/
Zhembey711/
Chembey711/
Siembae711/
Sembeji711/
Semboje711/
Seembai711/
Seembay711/
Suembai711/
Sembaye711/
Sombeyo711/
Somboya711/
Saambey711/
Semba'a711/
Sembuja711/
Sembuje711/
Shembie711/
Shimbiya67129/
Chimbeya67128/
Chembaya6730/
Shamboya6727/
Shimbaya6721/
Sembeitt6720/
Ssemwaya6715/
Ssembuye6714/
Shimbuya6712/
Ssembajo6710/
Sambhiya679/
Ssembaja679/
Shambaya676/
Sambhaya674/
Shambiya674/
Smbae673/
Sembaiyo673/
Shimbeja672/
Sambayah672/
Zimbehya671/
Sombhaya671/
Seambaja671/
Shambyya671/
Simbiyat671/
Shimbeyi671/
Shambuya671/
Simbayah671/
Ssembaje671/
Ssembaju671/
Ssembayo671/
Ssembija671/
Ssembuja671/
Saambaya671/
Schombey670/

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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 Sembeya
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