Semedo Vaz Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cape Verde
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Semedo Vaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Semedo Vaz Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cape Verde191:27,8761,056
São Tomé and Príncipe91:19,7141,083

Semedo Vaz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Semedo Vaz has its highest incidence in Cape Verde. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Semedo Vaz.

How Common Is The Last Name Semedo Vaz? popularity and diffusion

Semedo Vaz is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Semedo Vaz is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Semedo Vaz are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Luso-West Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Cape Verde, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 27,876. In Cape Verde it is primarily concentrated in: Santiago, where 100 percent live. Beside Cape Verde this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in São Tomé and Príncipe, where 32 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sumida Vaz701/
Samedovs672/
Semetovs672/
Šemetovas632/
Samodovs568/
Zamdvaiz563/
Samdafaiz531/

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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
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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 Semedo Vaz
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