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 carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Semolo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Semolo is the 3,274,477th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. Semolo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Semolo reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Semolo is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 35 people.

The surname Semolo is most common in Lesotho, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 65,566. In Lesotho Semolo is primarily found in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 81 percent live, Qacha's Nek District, where 16 percent live and Mohale's Hoek District, where 3 percent live. Apart from Lesotho this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

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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