Sempu Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sempu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sempu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa861:629,97347,084
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Lesotho111:184,77813,836
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Sempu (1,075) may also be a first name.

Sempu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sempu (Bengali: সেম্পু, Hindi: सेम्पू, Marathi: सपु) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sempu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,415,499th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Sempu reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sempu is also the 243,766th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 1,075 people.

Sempu is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 629,973. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 69 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and Western Cape, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.

Sempu Last Name Statistics demography

Sempu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.32% less than the national average, earning R 137,076 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sempui91100/
Sempud9142/
Semput9136/
Sempou9127/
Sempau9112/
Siempu918/
Saempu913/
Sempuh911/
Ssempu911/
Semphu911/
Sempoux8376/
Siempou8328/
Sempuch833/
Sempaud833/
Shempui831/
Seumpou831/
Sampu80783/
Sompu80413/
Jempu80122/
Simpu8071/
Cempu805/
Sympu803/
Gempu803/
Senpu802/
Chisempu776/
Shimpu73214/
Somphu73197/
Sompui73107/
Saimpu7388/
Sampau7372/
Senpau7371/
Jemput7357/
Simput7356/
Sampui7354/
Simpau7321/
Jempau7317/
Simpou7316/
Shampu739/
Samphu737/
Zempou735/
Shenpu734/
Simpui733/
Sempoe731/
Sampuh731/
Saenpu731/
Sympou731/
Sompuy731/
Simpus731/
Zempui731/
Ssempujje711/
Sebu671,893/
Sevu67209/
Jempaut6759/
Simpeuh6712/
Saenpui678/
Saenphu676/
Senphut675/
Semphoe674/
Shaimpu672/
Sveu671/
Sbeu671/
Shenpus671/
Senpoux671/
Saimpou671/
Schampu671/
Zmpu671/
Jmpu671/

Sempu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sempu in the Marathi language
सपुsapu-
Sempu in the Hindi language
सेम्पूsempu75.93
सेम्पुsempu18.52
शेम्पुsempu1.85
सेंपूsempu1.85
सेंपुsempu1.85
Sempu in the Bengali language
সেম্পুsempu66.67
সেম্ফুsemphu16.67
শেম্পুsempu16.67

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Sempu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis