Semwezi Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Semwezi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semwezi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1671:233,76817,802
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Semwezi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Semwezi occurs most in Uganda. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Semwezi? popularity and diffusion

Semwezi is the 1,295,379th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name Semwezi is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Semwezi live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 233,768. In Uganda Semwezi is primarily concentrated in: Kampala District, where 25 percent live, Wakiso District, where 25 percent live and Luweero District, where 11 percent live. Aside from Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Semwezi Last Name Statistics demography

Semwezi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.58% less than the national average, earning $32,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ssemwezi93614/
Semwezzi932/
Semweezi931/
Shemwezi931/
Ssemwezzi886/
Ssemweezi884/
Sssemwezi881/
Sembezi86165/
Samwezi8676/
Simwezi8627/
Semwazi862/
Semweza861/
Ssemwazi8018/
Shimwezi805/
Ssemweze801/
Shimwezhi7581/
Shamwezhi751/
Simwizi71170/
Zembezi71121/
Semwasi7124/
Semwase7111/
Semwiza716/
Samweze715/
Sembizi713/
Simwazi711/
Sembeze711/
Samwazi711/
Schimwedzi711/
Chimwezi67341/
Shamwazi67110/
Shamwesi675/
Simwizyi673/
Ssemwasi673/
Ssemwiza672/
Simwizie672/
Simwazie671/
Ssembeze671/
Semuhizi671/
Semwaase671/

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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 Semwezi
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