Sempner Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sempner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sempner Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sempner Last Name Facts

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

Sempner is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sempner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Sempner live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 50 percent live and Bavaria, where 50 percent live. Besides Germany Sempner occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Sempner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sempner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sempner last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gemppner801/
Sevner771/
Simpne771/
Siebner71148/
Sibener7117/
Shimpne711/
Shevner711/
Seibner711/
Seubner710/
Shebner710/
Soybener6714/
Sheibner673/
Sceybner671/
Szeibner671/
Sceibner671/
Seibener671/
Seisbner670/
Sciebner670/
Chempney670/
Sheubner670/
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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 Sempner
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