Sishemo Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sishemo Surname Definition:

Sishemo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: love.

Sishemo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia851:186,47012,510
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sishemo (87) may also be a first name.

Sishemo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Sishemo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: love.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Sishemo Last Name Facts

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

Sishemo is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sishemo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sishemo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,994,173rd most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sishemo reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 87 people.

This surname is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 186,470. In Zambia Sishemo is primarily concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 46 percent live, Western Province, where 27 percent live and Southern Province, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 1 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sisemo92865/
Sisoemo8636/
Sichemo867/
Saisemo864/
Sishomo861/
Shishema801/
Sissoemo801/
Sisoemoh801/
Seitsemo801/
Shishimo801/
Sisamo77152/
Gisemo7743/
Sesemo7716/
Sisema778/
Sisimo776/
Sisomo772/
Sizemo771/
Seshimo715,733/
Saisema712,192/
Sichimo7176/
Sissamo7117/
Shisema719/
Tjisemo714/
Sishama713/
Chisemo712/
Seisema712/
Sisimoi712/
Gessemo712/
Gishimo712/
Sissimo711/
Setsemo711/
Sesoemo711/
Seseemo711/
Sisoimo711/
Sisamou711/
Sissomo711/
Sishoma711/
Jishema711/
Seshema711/
Sitsema710/
Sietsema67881/
Chaisemo67730/
Shishima67571/
Chisemho6733/
Zessemos6714/
Chichemo6712/
Saisaema6710/
Saiseama678/
Seishima678/
Sisetmat675/
Chissemo674/
Saisamoh673/
Chishimo672/
Seitsema672/
Shechimo671/
Siessema671/
Saisamoo671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sishemo
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