Sempe Surname

107,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sempe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sempe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,0001:27,0893,460
Lesotho9231:2,202279
France4101:162,00725,225
Argentina3041:140,60311,911
Cuba1361:84,7262,768
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Chile661:266,9167,921
Guatemala521:309,2824,542
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Zambia331:480,30121,871
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England41:13,929,515290,718
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683

The alternate forms: Sempé (54) & Sempè (1) are calculated separately.

Sempe (1,043) may also be a first name.

Sempe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sempe (Russian: Сэмпэ) is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms: Sempé or Sempè. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sempe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 107,991st most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,689,278 people. Sempe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Sempe reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 248,067th most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 1,043 people.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,000 people, or 1 in 27,089. In South Africa Sempe is most common in: Free State, where 53 percent reside, Gauteng, where 24 percent reside and North West, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Sempe exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 21 percent reside and France, where 10 percent reside.

Sempe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sempe last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sempe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.93% less than the national average, earning R 157,008 per year; in United States they earn 28.39% more than the national average, earning $55,397 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.28% less than the national average, earning $43,580 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sempé9354/
Sempè931/
Semper914,739/
Sempey91223/
Sempie9152/
Semppe9148/
Seempe9116/
Sempet9115/
Shempe9110/
Semphe917/
Ssempe912/
Sempei912/
Sempez911/
Semp89609/
Shemper83144/
Scemper8314/
Setempe8313/
Sempher837/
Sempfer836/
Sempeph833/
Schempe832/
Semperr831/
Szemper831/
Scempeh831/
Sampe808,355/
Sempa803,248/
Sempf80967/
Simpe80303/
Sompe80209/
Jempe80167/
Sempi80143/
Gempe8070/
Semph8059/
Cempe8052/
Shemp8017/
Semps806/
Siemp804/
Sempy803/
Sempt803/
Senpe802/
Scmpe801/
Soemp801/
Smpei801/
Sympe801/
Smpes800/
Seamp800/
Schemper77346/
Chisempe776/
Sheimpee771/
Simper732,218/
Ssempa732,200/
Sempio731,365/
Sompie731,266/
Sampey731,036/
Simpeh731,012/
Sampei73538/
Simpey73355/
Sempay73295/
Sampie73260/
Gempes73214/
Cemper73181/
Schemp73120/
Šemper73120/
Semphi73115/
Chempe73109/
Sempui73100/
Shimpe7390/
Zemper7384/
Jempes7367/
Zempie7351/
Shompe7350/
Sompee7341/
Tjempe7330/
Shempp7327/
Sempoi7325/
Gemper7323/
Simpie7321/
Simpei7319/
Sempha7317/
Sampeh7315/
Sompei7314/
Cemped7313/
Sempih7313/
Sempai7312/
Gempez7312/
Šempet7311/
Sompey7310/
Shemps739/
Shampe739/
Sempoy737/
Senper737/
Sempit736/
Sümper736/
Zhempe736/
Sempaj735/
Shempa734/
Samppe734/
Sympes734/
Sampee733/
Simpee733/
Sémper733/
Seempa733/
Senpet733/
Sampea732/
Senpei732/
Semppa732/
Djempe732/
Sanmpe731/
Jemper731/
Jhempe731/
Shempf731/
Shempi731/
Zempfe731/
Gempea731/
Senpie731/
Siempa731/
Simpes731/
Ssimpe731/
Samphe731/
Sempaa731/
Sembpa731/
Seimpi731/
Zemphe731/
Semmpa731/
Shemph730/
Ssempujje711/
Sebe679,652/
Zemp674,614/
Seve672,680/
Schempp672,461/
Semb671,220/
Svee67425/
Schempf67375/
Jempets67327/
Simpher67169/
Simp67100/
Shomphe6764/
Schimpe6759/
Jempfer6740/
Gempper6734/
Sympher6726/
Sempaya6720/
Gempfer6717/
Simpeuh6712/
Shimpee6711/
Chemppe6711/
Senp678/
Senphet678/
Cemp677/
Smpa675/
Somphee675/
Senpech675/
Djemper674/
Shimpei674/
Schampe674/
Tjempee674/
Chempet674/
Schemps673/
Sbee673/
Symperr672/
Siempis672/
Schemmp672/
Scempio672/
Jempest672/
Shenpei672/
Seanpet672/
Samphey671/
Samppie671/
Schempt671/
Smpi671/
Simhepe671/
Shompie671/
Shimmpe671/
Shampee671/
Somphie671/
Soimper671/
Ssempaa671/
Ssemppa671/
Sssempa671/
Sempaja671/
Tjeempe671/
Shempui671/
Schmppe671/
Simphet671/
Smpj671/
Xmpe671/
Cmpe671/
Chemper671/
Setempt670/
Schsemp670/
Schemph670/
Cempher670/
Xemp670/
Schiemp670/
Shompey670/
Seamphi670/
Shiempf670/

Sempe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sempe in the Russian language
Сэмпэsempe-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sempe
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