Semolo Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Semolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho311:65,5669,080
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

Semolo (35) may also be a first name.

Semolo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Semolo is found most in Lesotho. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Semolo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,274,477th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Semolo occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Semolo are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Semolo is also the 1,744,716th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 35 people.

This surname is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 65,566. In Lesotho Semolo is most numerous in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 81 percent are found, Qacha's Nek District, where 16 percent are found and Mohale's Hoek District, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Lesotho this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seamolo9246/
Shemolo9216/
Seemolo924/
Saemolo921/
Semolos921/
Shehmolo861/
Semelo83357/
Somolo83316/
Semola83286/
Simolo83240/
Samolo83218/
Gemolo8339/
Semalo8312/
Zemolo834/
Jemolo832/
Semulo831/
Símolo831/
Sajmolo77559/
Samoylo77537/
Seemola77431/
Seimelo77364/
Samoilo77245/
Seemelo77130/
Somollo77128/
Seumalo7778/
Semmola7746/
Shimolo7742/
Gemolos7738/
Seimola7719/
Somoloo7711/
Simoolo7710/
Samolio7710/
Siemelo7710/
Zemollo779/
Shomolo776/
Somoylo775/
Semeloi775/
Shamolo774/
Seamelo774/
Shemola773/
Semolya772/
Jemmolo772/
Samolou771/
Shemulo771/
Saemola771/
Somoulo771/
Ssomolo771/
Ssimolo771/
Shemalo771/
Jemoilo771/
Gemmolo771/
Ssemulo771/
Simolou771/
Seitmola7163/
Chemollo7131/
Seemoela712/
Chemuolo711/
Seemolla711/
Seumaalo711/
Simollot711/
Ssemaalo711/
Samoulou711/
Sammoloi711/
Simola673,252/
Semela672,615/
Samola672,049/
Somola671,423/
Samalo67748/
Zamolo67741/
Samelo67630/
Somalo67571/
Zimolo67413/
Simalo67328/
Gemola67157/
Simelo6778/
Zemola6774/
Semala6768/
Jemola6762/
Gemalo6730/
Semula6730/
Gimolo6716/
Zomolo6710/
Jemalo675/
Simulo674/
Jemotillo674/
Cimolo673/
Zemelo673/
Shahmolou673/
Somelo673/
Sémola672/
Simocello671/
Shamoyllo671/
Símola671/
Gemosillo671/
Samoło671/

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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 Semolo
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