Samabwa Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Samabwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Samabwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samabwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samabwa is most common in Zimbabwe. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Samabwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Samabwa? popularity and diffusion
Samabwa is the 4,427,875th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. Samabwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samabwa reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 812,539. In Zimbabwe Samabwa is mostly found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 47 percent are found, Harare Province, where 42 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semabwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Samabba | 86 | 4 | / |
| Siamafwa | 80 | 69 | / |
| Siamabwe | 80 | 56 | / |
| Samhabba | 80 | 9 | / |
| Siamavwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ssemabwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shamabwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sameabwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shamhabba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Siamaavwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamaubwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamabhwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samavva | 71 | 20 | / |
| Samafwo | 71 | 16 | / |
| Samabbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semebwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamafwa | 67 | 105 | / |
| Sammavva | 67 | 48 | / |
| Shamavva | 67 | 40 | / |
| Chamabwe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Samabhvi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siamoobwe | 63 | 27 | / |
| Chammafwa | 63 | 10 | / |
| Soumaibva | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shammavva | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shaamavva | 63 | 1 | / |
| Somavva | 57 | 18 | / |
| Samapui | 57 | 2 | / |
| Chamavva | 53 | 1 | / |
| Seimavua | 53 | 1 | / |
| Soumavva | 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 Samabwa
- 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