Tsemo Surname

342,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tsemo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsemo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,0081:20,6042,801
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United States111:32,950,812797,015
India101:76,706,538639,611
England71:7,959,723202,100
France61:11,070,454349,096
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Tsémo (1) are calculated separately.

Tsemo (23) may also be a first name.

Tsemo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tsemo (Tibetan: ཚེ་མོ།) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Tsémo. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsemo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tsemo is the 342,798th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,810,791 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Tsemo are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Tsemo is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 23 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,008 people, or 1 in 20,604. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 38 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 31 percent reside and West Region, where 21 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Tsemo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tsemo earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 50.48% less than the national average, earning R 117,672 per year and in United States they earn 12.69% less than the national average, earning $37,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsémo931/
Tshemo9141/
Tsemoi9126/
Tsemou9119/
Tseumo9110/
Tsiemo914/
Tsemoy911/
Tsemoh911/
Tsehmo911/
Tshiemo8327/
Tsheamo832/
Tsamo804,600/
Tsomo803,046/
Tsema802,082/
Tsimo80289/
Tjemo8010/
Tzemo808/
Tcemo801/
Tshehemo771/
Tshomo736,704/
Tseama73426/
Tchemo73410/
Tshema73296/
Tsimos73172/
Tseema73157/
Tsamoh73143/
Ts'omo73128/
Tshimo73124/
Tsomou7390/
Tsemma7355/
Tzemou7354/
Tsimou7329/
T'Somo7316/
Tsimho7312/
Tsomoo7311/
Tseuma7310/
Tsemeu738/
Tsemah737/
Tsemga736/
Tsimod734/
Tsaamo732/
Dseumo731/
Tshamo731/
Tsammo731/
Tseima731/
Tsiema731/
Tso'mo731/
Tågemo731/
Dtsamo731/
Tsemas731/
Zemo673,571/
Cemo67362/
Tshiema67260/
Tchemou67257/
Tseemga67104/
Tsaimos6799/
Tsemach6755/
Tsesmaa6739/
Tsaimou6735/
Čemo6725/
Tsimosh677/
Tseemaa674/
Tsymosh674/
Tshimoa673/
Ćemo672/
Tchemgo672/
Tschamo672/
Tseumah672/
Tchetmo671/
T'S'omo671/
Tsemmga671/
Tsseema671/
Tsemath671/
Çemo671/
D'Shemo671/
Tchemoo671/
Tchemmo671/

Tsemo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tsemo in the Tibetan language
ཚེ་མོ།tsemo-

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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
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  • 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 Tsemo
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