Jamwe Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Jamwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
Jamwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jamwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jamwe is found in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Jamwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jamwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Jamwe are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 602,350. In Namibia it is mostly concentrated in: Omusati Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Namibia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The Marshall Islands, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamwea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jamw | 89 | 5 | / |
| Jambe | 80 | 1,546 | / |
| Jamwa | 80 | 149 | / |
| Janwe | 80 | 23 | / |
| Samwe | 80 | 17 | / |
| Jomwe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Jamwi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Eamwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jamve | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zamwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Camwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yamwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jamue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jambhe | 73 | 601 | / |
| Iamwet | 73 | 499 | / |
| Jambey | 73 | 115 | / |
| Djanwe | 73 | 24 | / |
| Samwee | 73 | 23 | / |
| Janwet | 73 | 19 | / |
| Jiamwa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Jambei | 73 | 11 | / |
| Jambee | 73 | 9 | / |
| Jamwai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jamway | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jambej | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jamues | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jiambe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jeambe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jjambe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Djomwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jammbe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jaambe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Samweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaumwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jamwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jamoue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jamuie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Janweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yamweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Samweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiamwet | 67 | 278 | / |
| Jianwei | 67 | 154 | / |
| Jeambey | 67 | 53 | / |
| Jhanwer | 67 | 45 | / |
| Ziamweh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jambeih | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hiamwet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jamveha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jahambe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zamw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jammoue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Janwech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jianwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jomw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhaumwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijanwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijanwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zahamwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janwett | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Jamwe
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