Sembula Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sembula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sembula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia411:386,58319,508
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sembula Last Name Facts

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

Sembula occurs most in Zambia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sembula.

How Common Is The Last Name Sembula? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sembula is the 1,955,159th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. Sembula occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sembula reside; 45 percent reside in Southern Africa and 45 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 386,583. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Southern Province, where 90 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 10 percent reside. Other than Zambia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 37 percent reside and Tanzania, where 15 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Sembula
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