Semela Surname
Approximately 2,615 people bear this surname
Semela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,778 | 1:30,471 | 3,916 |
| Lesotho | 256 | 1:7,940 | 1,755 |
| Tanzania | 225 | 1:235,296 | 19,277 |
| Czechia | 169 | 1:62,920 | 10,527 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Greece | 26 | 1:426,146 | 56,152 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Semela (314) may also be a first name.
Semela Demographics
Average Semela Salary in
United States
$33,550 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Semela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Semela (Georgian: სემელა, Hindi: सेमेला, Oriya: େସେମଲା) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Semela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 165,618th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,786,824 people. The surname Semela occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Semela reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 495,703rd most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 314 people.
The surname Semela is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,778 people, or 1 in 30,471. In South Africa Semela is primarily found in: Free State, where 47 percent reside, Gauteng, where 33 percent reside and North West, where 6 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Semela is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 10 percent reside and Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.
Semela Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Semela earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 35.22% less than the national average, earning R 153,948 per year and in United States they earn 22.25% less than the national average, earning $33,550 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Semela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Semela in the Georgian language | ||
| სემელა | semela | - |
| Semela in the Hindi language | ||
| सेमेला | semela | - |
| Semela in the Oriya language | ||
| େସେମଲା | esemala | - |
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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 Semela
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