Sembu Surname
Approximately 520 people bear this surname
Sembu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Papua New Guinea | 139 | 1:58,660 | 7,509 |
| India | 93 | 1:8,248,015 | 171,602 |
| Nepal | 81 | 1:351,617 | 3,762 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Sembu (349) may also be a first name.
Sembu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sembu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sembu (Bengali: সেম্বু, Hindi: सेम्बू, Marathi: सेमबु, Oriya: େସୁ) is found most in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sembu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 598,302nd most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,014,511 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 38 percent of Sembu live; 33 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sembu is also the 466,636th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 349 people.
The surname Sembu is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 470,571. Other than The DR Congo this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent are found and India, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sembu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sembu in the Oriya language | ||
| େସୁ | esu | 87.88 |
| େଶୁ | esu | 9.09 |
| େସୂ | esu | 3.03 |
| Sembu in the Bengali language | ||
| সেম্বু | sembu | 75 |
| সম্বুহাম | sambuhama | 25 |
| Sembu in the Hindi language | ||
| सेम्बू | sembu | 66.67 |
| सेम्बु | sembu | 33.33 |
| Sembu in the Marathi language | ||
| सेमबु | semabu | 50 |
| सबू | sabu | 50 |
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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 Sembu
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