Sembo Surname

132,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Sembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi9411:18,1922,844
DR Congo9371:78,8479,121
Tanzania8421:62,8766,710
Papua New Guinea2521:32,3563,761
Indonesia1571:842,35263,704
Cameroon1021:203,61820,947
Zimbabwe621:249,00426,834
Benin571:181,32617,693
Congo181:277,1728,776
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
France71:9,488,960336,266
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Sembo (662) may also be a first name.

Sembo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sembo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺐ) is found most frequently in Malawi. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sembo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sembo is the 132,029th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,130,239 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Sembo are found; 31 percent are found in Central Africa and 30 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 322,620th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 662 people.

This surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 941 people, or 1 in 18,192. Not including Malawi this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Tanzania, where 25 percent are found.

Sembo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sembo surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Sembo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.28% less than the national average, earning R 77,748 per year and in Canada they earn 106.03% more than the national average, earning $102,362 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shembo91731/
Siembo91168/
Seambo9149/
Sembos9138/
Sembou9119/
Semboi9116/
Sembot9113/
Semboo915/
Ssembo911/
Seimbo911/
Semboh911/
Smbo8914/
Sembhoo83229/
Shemboo8378/
Siembou8319/
Seambos839/
Siembos838/
Shiembo833/
Sembout832/
Sembott831/
Seumbou831/
Semboit831/
Sheambo830/
Sambo80278,673/
Sombo8022,197/
Semba808,376/
Simbo802,914/
Cembo801,411/
Zembo801,396/
Gembo80485/
Senbo8092/
Jembo8064/
Semuo8014/
Symbo807/
Chembo737,973/
Shambo732,638/
Shombo732,357/
Djembo732,045/
Simbou731,420/
Samboy731,074/
Shimbo731,008/
Samboo73488/
Zeambo73391/
Simboh73312/
Ziembo73214/
Sambuo73205/
Samboh73195/
Samboi73147/
Sembah73133/
Shemba73133/
Simboo73103/
Somboi73101/
Saenbo7398/
Simboy7397/
Zsemba7395/
Simboi7376/
Senbho7363/
Hjembo7348/
Sembat7336/
Simbot7335/
Zembou7327/
Siemba7325/
Giembo7323/
Zemboa7321/
Senboy7318/
Somboh7317/
Somboy7317/
Somboo7316/
Sombuo7312/
Gembot7312/
Saambo7311/
Jembos7310/
Zemboy7310/
Saimbo7310/
Sembeu7310/
Zembop739/
Seumba738/
Sambho737/
Sammbo737/
Cembos736/
Ssemba736/
Saemba735/
Simboa735/
Seamba735/
Gembou733/
Sembau733/
Szambo733/
Soimbo733/
Ssambo733/
Senbos733/
Jemboy732/
Sombho732/
Simbos732/
Ssimbo732/
Soemba732/
Zsambo732/
Shenbo732/
Soymbo732/
Jembot732/
Jembho731/
Gemboy731/
Semmba731/
Zemnbo731/
Zenmbo731/
Sienbo731/
Sesmba731/
Suimbo731/
Simbod731/
Senmba731/
Senbot731/
Sembaa731/
Sembas731/
Symboi731/
Symboo731/
Symbos731/
Symbou731/
Syombo731/
Sommbo731/
Senbou731/
Jemboh731/
Scemba730/
Cheembo671,032/
Sembach67854/
Chembou67239/
Zembout67226/
Shambho67192/
Shamboo67110/
Schemba6749/
Saimboa6742/
Simbhoo6742/
Sambhoo6740/
Djembou6738/
Simbhoi6737/
Shamboy6720/
Shomboi6719/
Shiemba6714/
Shamboi6711/
Zemboch677/
Zembott677/
Sambhoi676/
Gembosz676/
Chemboi676/
Jmbo675/
Simbout675/
Shaambo675/
Sambouh674/
Shimbos674/
Gemboys674/
Shembeu674/
Smba674/
Shimboo674/
Saimbot674/
Shembha673/
Shoymbo673/
Shiombo673/
Simboot673/
Shembad672/
Siembad672/
Siembas672/
Sheimba672/
Xmbo672/
Simboth671/
Schombo671/
Zmbo671/
Snbo671/
Soimbou671/
Shambuo671/
Shimboh671/
Simebou671/
Ssambou671/
Saimbou671/
Sahmbou671/
Semba'a671/
Semuoth671/
Djeembo671/
Djemboi671/
Chembos671/
Saenbuo671/
Sombooy671/
Jembhoo671/
Schambo670/
Simbous670/
Sshambo670/

Sembo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sembo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻤﺐsmb-

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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 Sembo
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