Sembwa Surname
Approximately 192 people bear this surname
Sembwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 118 | 1:448,658 | 31,304 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Sembwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sembwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sembwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sembwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,218,745th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sembwa reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Sembwa is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 448,658. In Tanzania Sembwa is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 90 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 3 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 35 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ssembwa | 92 | 12 | / |
| Shembwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sambwa | 83 | 4,167 | / |
| Simbwa | 83 | 2,101 | / |
| Sembua | 83 | 522 | / |
| Zembwa | 83 | 55 | / |
| Sombwa | 83 | 42 | / |
| Sembwe | 83 | 22 | / |
| Sempwa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Gembwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Jembwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ssimbwa | 77 | 3,563 | / |
| Shimbwa | 77 | 131 | / |
| Shambwa | 77 | 104 | / |
| Ssambwa | 77 | 100 | / |
| Chembwa | 77 | 65 | / |
| Shombwa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Shembua | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sempwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shembwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sombway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sembbah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seimebua | 71 | 11 | / |
| Shiembwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semvua | 67 | 837 | / |
| Zimbwa | 67 | 576 | / |
| Sambua | 67 | 267 | / |
| Zambwa | 67 | 184 | / |
| Simbua | 67 | 126 | / |
| Simbwe | 67 | 95 | / |
| Sempwe | 67 | 76 | / |
| Senbua | 67 | 56 | / |
| Sampwa | 67 | 51 | / |
| Sompwa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Simbwi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Sombua | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sembui | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zembua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sembue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sempua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simbwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Symbua | 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 Sembwa
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