Shembetu Surname
11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania
Shembetu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shembetau | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shimbetu | 88 | 102 | / |
| Sembeitou | 82 | 5 | / |
| Senbetu | 80 | 5,323 | / |
| Sembotu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Simbetu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shimbotu | 75 | 85 | / |
| Shambotu | 75 | 49 | / |
| Chimbetu | 75 | 24 | / |
| Sembothu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seambotu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seembothu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sambeytou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shimbothu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simbotu | 67 | 109 | / |
| Sambatu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Simwetu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sombatu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sambotu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Senvetu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simbothu | 63 | 92 | / |
| Sambathu | 63 | 18 | / |
| Simbiteu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Simbhotu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sambitou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sambitau | 63 | 1 | / |
| Simbhothu | 59 | 12 | / |
| Sanbitu | 53 | 2 | / |
| Simuitu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sanbatu | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Shembetu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis