Sempaya Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Sempaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Sempaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sempaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sempaya (Russian: Семпайа) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sempaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Sempaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Sempaya live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Sempaya is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 2,296,428. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Wakiso District, where 41 percent reside, Kampala District, where 35 percent reside and Hoima District, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 10 percent reside and Russia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sempaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sempaya in the Russian language | ||
| Семпайа | sempaja | - |
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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 Sempaya
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