Samambwa Surname
Approximately 622 people bear this surname
Samambwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 606 | 1:25,476 | 3,882 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Samambwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samambwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samambwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samambwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Samambwa is the 522,545th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,716,312 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Samambwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Samambwa is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 606 people, or 1 in 25,476. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 44 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 27 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Swaziland, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamambwa | 94 | 2 | / |
| Siamamvwa | 82 | 3 | / |
| Shamaumbwe | 78 | 3 | / |
| Siamaamvwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Siamaumbwe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Samambui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ssemembwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ssemombwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somambui | 63 | 54 | / |
| Samanbui | 63 | 4 | / |
| Camâmbua | 63 | 1 | / |
| Suomambui | 59 | 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 Samambwa
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