Semowo Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Semowo Surname User-submission:

Semowo is a surname commonly found in a place called Ijebu, which is located in Ogun state, southwestern Nigeria. There are some named Adesemowo, but some shortened it to Semowo. Semowo is a trade name. It is what the traders said when they are about to open business for the day.

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Semowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria891:1,990,36870,088
England41:13,929,515290,718
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Semowo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Semowo is a surname commonly found in a place called Ijebu, which is located in Ogun state, southwestern Nigeria. There are some named Adesemowo, but some shortened it to Semowo. Semowo is a trade name. It is what the traders said when they are about to open business for the day. Semowo means 'open good business for me'.

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Semowo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Semowo is most common in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Semowo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,894,523rd most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Semowo are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 1,990,368. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ogun, where 47 percent live, Lagos, where 29 percent live and Oyo, where 7 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Semowo is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent live and Lebanon, where 1 percent live.

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Chemowo77349/
Ssemewo776/
Somowho775/
Shamowo774/
Saemowa772/
Jemoiwo771/
Semovoh771/
Seimobo771/
Semawou771/
Semawoi771/
Chemoiwo71314/
Chemoywo7122/
Shemowat717/
Semevo671,366/
Semova671,035/
Simawo67168/
Semewa6795/
Semawa6770/
Semoba6770/
Semová6766/
Semavo6747/
Simuwo6737/
Samowa6726/
Simowa6713/
Simewo6711/
Jemovo6710/
Somowa6710/
Zemawo678/
Jimowo675/
Samawo674/
Semabo673/
Somawo672/
Zemewo671/
Semuwa671/
Simovo671/
Somovo671/
Gimowo671/
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