Sembia Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Sembia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sembia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sembia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sembia is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sembia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sembia is the 4,649,889th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Sembia live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,291,950. In Benin Sembia is most common in: Borgou Department, where 88 percent are found and Atakora Department, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Benin this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 44 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sembiah | 92 | 3 | / |
| Siembia | 92 | 2 | / |
| Seumbia | 92 | 2 | / |
| Smbia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ssembija | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simbia | 83 | 3,503 | / |
| Sambia | 83 | 1,609 | / |
| Sombia | 83 | 365 | / |
| Sembio | 83 | 83 | / |
| Sembea | 83 | 37 | / |
| Symbia | 83 | 8 | / |
| Zembia | 83 | 5 | / |
| Jembia | 83 | 4 | / |
| Xembia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gembia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sembya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Smbiha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Senbia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ssembijja | 80 | 6 | / |
| Djembia | 77 | 214 | / |
| Semwija | 77 | 111 | / |
| Sembiho | 77 | 75 | / |
| Simbiat | 77 | 73 | / |
| Sambiah | 77 | 66 | / |
| Simebia | 77 | 35 | / |
| Zembiah | 77 | 22 | / |
| Sambiha | 77 | 7 | / |
| Jembiha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chembia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zeumbia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shambia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Simbias | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seambea | 77 | 0 | / |
| Snbia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sembajja | 71 | 41 | / |
| Sembajjo | 71 | 37 | / |
| Chembiah | 71 | 33 | / |
| Simboyia | 71 | 31 | / |
| Sambaiya | 71 | 9 | / |
| Siembiot | 71 | 8 | / |
| Szembiot | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sembejja | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sembaiyo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sembaijo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Semwijah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shambiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambayia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sembyayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shambhia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambhiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambeiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zambia | 67 | 513 | / |
| Ssembajja | 67 | 300 | / |
| Sembeo | 67 | 260 | / |
| Sambya | 67 | 176 | / |
| Ssembajjo | 67 | 132 | / |
| Sambio | 67 | 55 | / |
| Gimbia | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ssembejja | 67 | 21 | / |
| Simbio | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sinbia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zombia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zimbia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Simbya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sombya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sombio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jimbia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Synbia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simbea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Symbio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zembio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambaiyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chmbia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jembea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Senbheiya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Sembia
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis