Sempter Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sempter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sempter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Sempter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sempter occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sempter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sempter are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Sempter is primarily concentrated in: Louisiana, where 50 percent live, Idaho, where 17 percent live and Nebraska, where 17 percent live.

Sempter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sempter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sempter surname fell 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sempter Last Name Statistics demography

Sempter earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.05% more than the national average, earning $65,175 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zempter8650/
Simpter8624/
Semptei8616/
Semptey8615/
Sampter866/
Sompter863/
Sympter861/
Smmpter860/
Somptier801/
Scimpter800/
Zempte771/
Schampter751/
Simptea7165/
Scnpter711/
Sanpter710/
Szympta571/

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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 Sempter
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