Semwayo Surname

258,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Semwayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semwayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,4691:10,5091,325
England311:1,797,35772,927
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Semwayo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Semwayo is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Semwayo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 258,090th most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,778,719 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Semwayo are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Semwayo is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,469 people, or 1 in 10,509. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 61 percent live, Harare Province, where 25 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 3 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe Semwayo occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Semwayo Last Name Statistics demography

Semwayo earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.34% less than the national average, earning $31,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Semwaya8611/
Simwayo866/
Shemway862/
Senwayo861/
Ssemwaya8015/
Ssembayo801/
Schemway800/
Sembay77692/
Samway77155/
Simway7711/
Somway773/
Senway772/
Zemway771/
Ssemwaaya751/
Simwayi711,786/
Simwaya71390/
Semwija71111/
Sembeyo71101/
Samwayi7147/
Semweya7120/
Samwaya7117/
Samwoyo7115/
Sembajo7114/
Sembaya7113/
Sembayu719/
Shamway718/
Sinwayo715/
Sembiyo714/
Shymway713/
Simbayo713/
Simwaye712/
Shomway712/
Cenwayo711/
Semwaji711/
Seembay711/
Shimway711/
Sembaye711/
Scenway710/
Shenway710/
Ssembaya6746/
Ssemweya6740/
Chemwayi6711/
Ssemwojo6711/
Ssembajo6710/
Chimwayo677/
Shimwayi674/
Semwijah672/
Shemwaja671/
Shimwaya671/
Shennway671/
Chemwoyo671/

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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 Semwayo
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