Sempwe Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Sempwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sempwe 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
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Sempwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sempwe occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sempwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Sempwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,168,711th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sempwe live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Sempwe is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Barring The DR Congo Sempwe occurs in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 1 percent reside.

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
Sompwe834,999/
Sampwe83119/
Sembwe8322/
Sempwa835/
Simphwe771/
Shembwe771/
Sempuech715/
Shiembwe711/
Cheempwe711/
Sambwe677,478/
Sombwe67251/
Sembwa67192/
Sempui67100/
Simbwe6795/
Sonpwe6721/
Zembwe6716/
Seampuech674/
Jembwe672/
Sompue671/
Sampue671/
Sembue671/
Sompwi671/
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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 Sempwe
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