Sempela Surname

532,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sempela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sempela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3351:220,53621,570
Zambia2611:60,7285,500
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263

Sempela (56) may also be a first name.

Sempela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sempela is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sempela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 532,873rd most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 12,025,653 people. The last name Sempela is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sempela are found; 55 percent are found in Central Africa and 55 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Sempela is also the 1,321,957th most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 56 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 335 people, or 1 in 220,536. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 43 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Sempela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ssempela939/
Sempelai932/
Ssempeela883/
Sisempela881/
Sempala862,566/
Sempele86469/
Sampela8634/
Sompela8611/
Sempila867/
Simpela862/
Zempela861/
Sempelo861/
Ssempala805,221/
Sempeles8096/
Shampela8019/
Ssempila8018/
Sampoela8017/
Sampeala804/
Sempaala803/
Ceampela802/
Zempelas801/
Ssempelo801/
Ssempola801/
Sempelgo801/
Sempolai801/
Sempalah801/
Sebela773,762/
Sevela77102/
Sbeela773/
Sampealla753/
Sssempala752/
Ssempaala751/
Ssempalaa751/
Ssempeelo751/
Seabela713,139/
Sampala711,647/
Shevela711,469/
Sebeela711,427/
Simpelo71643/
Sampelo71487/
Sompila71430/
Sevella71293/
Shebela71286/
Siebela7152/
Sebetla7146/
Simpele7143/
Simpila7140/
Zempila7134/
Zampela7131/
Sebelia7128/
Sampila7128/
Sampola7127/
Simpala7126/
Sompola7126/
Senpala7124/
Sompala7115/
Sebelau719/
Sebeala719/
Seebela717/
Sempilä716/
Shbeela716/
Sevelia714/
Sebelai714/
Sebelah714/
Sempili713/
Sebiela712/
Sebelas712/
Cempely711/
Zempala711/
Chisempele711/
Sompelo711/
Sevelha711/
Smpilia711/
Sievela711/
Sibeela711/
Seubela711/
Seibela711/
Sebelya711/
Svela67480/
Samppala67187/
Schebela67108/
Sampalay67102/
Zempilas6794/
Shevella6773/
Shimpola6736/
Simppala6731/
Shevelya6723/
Seevilai6713/
Szebiela6713/
Sampalla6711/
Zhempala677/
Cempelit676/
Ssempili676/
Somphala676/
Sebeglia675/
Sampalai675/
Simpalya674/
Sompalla674/
Shimpala674/
Somphila674/
Sevellia674/
Shompola674/
Chempeli673/
Sebelias673/
Shampola673/
Schevela673/
Ssampala673/
Sibehela673/
Sampalya672/
Simpalea672/
Shampala672/
Seabetla672/
Shybeela671/
Seebayla671/
Shebeela671/
Simpelie671/
Zempylas671/
Smpilias671/
Shebelaz671/
Siebiela671/
Simpolia671/
Szebelai671/
Sbela671/
Simpilas671/
Sethbela671/
Seeboila671/
Sampalah671/
Sampalha671/
Simphala671/
Sheabela670/

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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 Sempela
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