Semetsa Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Semetsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semetsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1541:14,2012,743
South Africa971:558,53343,702
Lesotho361:56,4608,384
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Semetsa (58) may also be a first name.

Semetsa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Semetsa (Russian: Семеца) is most common in Botswana. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Semetsa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 919,444th most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. The surname Semetsa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Semetsa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Semetsa is also the 1,295,729th most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 58 people.

This surname is most common in Botswana, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 14,201. Outside of Botswana this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 34 percent reside and Lesotho, where 13 percent reside.

Semetsa Last Name Statistics demography

Semetsa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.67% less than the national average, earning R 100,584 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Semetsa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Semetsa in the Russian language
Семецаsemeca-

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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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  • 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 Semetsa
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