Sempertegui Surname

89,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Sempertegui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sempertegui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador1,9901:7,9931,287
Bolivia1,9791:5,365728
Peru1,0761:29,5393,044
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Argentina801:534,29338,967
Spain521:899,07835,195
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Sempértegui (16) & Sempèrtegui (3) are calculated separately.

Sempertegui (271) may also be a first name.

Sempertegui Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sempertegui is borne by more people in Ecuador than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Sempértegui or Sempèrtegui. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sempertegui? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 89,189th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,354,311 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Sempertegui live; 96 percent live in South America and 94 percent live in Andean South America. Sempertegui is also the 540,009th most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 271 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Ecuador, where it is held by 1,990 people, or 1 in 7,993. In Ecuador Sempertegui is primarily found in: Guayas Province, where 45 percent reside, Azuay Province, where 22 percent reside and Pichincha Province, where 16 percent reside. Besides Ecuador Sempertegui occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Bolivia, where 37 percent reside and Peru, where 20 percent reside.

Sempertegui Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sempertegui surname are 12.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.79% being registered with the party.

The amount Sempertegui earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 28.07% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,943 per year and in United States they earn 7.89% more than the national average, earning $46,554 USD per year.

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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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