Semutwa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Norway

Semutwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semutwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Semutwa (4) may also be a first name.

Semutwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Semutwa is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Semutwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Semutwa reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Semutwa is also the 6,192,526th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 4 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 25 percent live and Rwanda, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ssemutwa932/
Simutwa8618/
Samutwa865/
Semutwe862/
Shamutwa8024/
Chemutwa802/
Ssemutwe801/
Simutwe71425/
Simutwi7158/
Simotwa7110/
Semotua714/
Simutwo711/
Samudwa711/
Chemutwo674/
Chemutua671/
Chemutwood590/
Simotwo573,847/
Simotua572/
Zomutua571/
Chimutwe53299/
Chimutwi5351/
Chemutui532/
Chimutua531/
Shimotwe531/
Chimutwwe501/

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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 Semutwa
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