Semkiwa Surname

246,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Semkiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semkiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,6141:32,8013,859
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Semkiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Semkiwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Semkiwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Semkiwa is the 246,025th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 4,506,831 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Semkiwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Semkiwa is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,614 people, or 1 in 32,801. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Tanga Region, where 57 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 26 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 8 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semkiva862/
Samkiwa861/
Semkieva802/
Semkyva719/
Semkuva715/
Semkebai671/
Shemkuva671/
Somkhieva6316/
Semkevich633/
Samkhieva631/
Shamkieva631/
Simkuva573/
Semceva571/
Sheymekeeva561/
Semcheva5383/
Samkeeva531/
Shamkeeva5024/
Simkevich5013/
Semkevych502/
Shymkeeva501/

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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 Semkiwa
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