Semella Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Semella Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semella Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho751:27,1015,291
Philippines461:2,200,831124,033
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Semella Last Name Facts

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

Semella is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Semella.

How Common Is The Last Name Semella? popularity and diffusion

The last name Semella is the 1,415,499th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Semella reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 27,101. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Leribe District, where 95 percent are found, Maseru District, where 4 percent are found and Berea District, where 1 percent are found. Besides Lesotho Semella exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 30 percent are found and Germany, where 13 percent are found.

Semella Last Name Statistics demography

Semella earn a lot more than the average income. In Canada they earn 45.46% more than the national average, earning $72,268 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shemella9328/
Semellaz938/
Semellia933/
Shemmella881/
Semilla866,334/
Seemela862,662/
Seimela861,061/
Zemella86294/
Semelle8677/
Samella8661/
Simella8644/
Jemella8631/
Gemella8628/
Seamela8621/
Somella8619/
Semelli864/
Siemlla861/
Symella861/
Cemella861/
Semla83680/
Sommella801,634/
Semillas8030/
Gemmella8028/
Samuella8025/
Gemellas8015/
Shamella808/
Chemella806/
Semeller805/
Semielli803/
Sammella802/
Samaella802/
Semillla802/
Scemello801/
Somaella801/
Sesmilla801/
Simellia801/
Simuella801/
Semillia801/
Cemellas801/
Shomella801/
Shemelle800/
Simela771,325/
Symela77158/
Szemla77112/
Scemla7745/
Shemla7736/
Zsemla7727/
Somlla7710/
Semlia7710/
Siemla776/
Semlap775/
Semlah775/
Seemla772/
Samlla772/
Seamla772/
Jemlla771/
Simlla771/
Saemla771/
Semlad771/
Semlai771/
Semlea770/
Shemelles755/
Sameellah753/
Sciemello753/
Shameella751/
Shemellis751/
Shemillah751/
Shammella751/
Jemilla713,383/
Seimelo71364/
Gemello71320/
Seemelo71130/
Samilla71124/
Szymela7199/
Gemilla7194/
Semilly7164/
Similla7159/
Semille7155/
Schemla7140/
Cemelli7138/
Seimelä7135/
Zemello7134/
Siemlat7132/
Semillo7129/
Zamella7128/
Zymella7121/
Simelli7110/
Jemello719/
Simello719/
Simelia717/
Samello716/
Semller715/
Schemeller715/
Cemilla714/
Shimlla714/
Seamelo714/
Chemlla713/
Shiemla713/
Seemele713/
Somilla712/
Shymela712/
Saimlla711/
Cemello711/
Gimella711/
Zeimela711/
Shemlah711/
Sihmela711/
Simelle711/
Simelya711/
Simllas711/
Semillé711/
Seimele711/
Shemlly711/
Semylly711/
Chemello673,224/
Simla672,106/
Samla671,599/
Somla671,271/
Zemla67764/
Chemelli67422/
Semle67338/
Žemla67308/
Simielli67195/
Semiller6788/
Jemla6772/
Semli6769/
Chemelle6766/
Shemilli6732/
Samillah6720/
Shimilla6717/
Shamilla6716/
Sesmillo6712/
Gemellos677/
Sjömilla677/
Semlo676/
Simielle676/
Gimmella673/
Sammilla673/
Shimello673/
Šemla673/
Gemla672/
Simiello672/
Cemla672/
Gimellia671/
Shomilla671/
Semillie671/
Symla671/
Djemilla671/
Semmller671/
Chimella671/
Jemmello671/
Simellis671/
Simaelle671/
Seimille671/
Gemillas671/
Cemillas671/
Chemilla671/
Gismllla671/
Simelahe671/
Zemllach671/
Saamilla671/
Semmylly671/
Samillay671/
Simielly671/
Sohmello671/
Shimelle671/
Symielly671/
Semly670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Semella
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