Samawaya Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia
Samawaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samaway | 93 | 2 | / |
| Samawiya | 88 | 23 | / |
| Samabaya | 88 | 3 | / |
| Samaways | 88 | 2 | / |
| Samawa | 86 | 2,860 | / |
| Samawy | 86 | 2,116 | / |
| Samawiyah | 82 | 74 | / |
| Sameway | 80 | 29 | / |
| Siamawa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Samaywa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Samawai | 80 | 4 | / |
| Shamawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zamaway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Camaway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sajmawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samavuya | 75 | 10 | / |
| Samabuya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samavaha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siamauwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Somawaiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samaviya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samawi | 71 | 2,331 | / |
| Somawa | 71 | 23 | / |
| Samava | 71 | 13 | / |
| Samawe | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chamawuya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Samabayee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cahmawuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamayhwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamaweya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sammavaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sahmawi | 67 | 374 | / |
| Shamawi | 67 | 312 | / |
| Samabai | 67 | 132 | / |
| Comaway | 67 | 61 | / |
| Samayui | 67 | 30 | / |
| Sammawi | 67 | 24 | / |
| Samhawi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Soumawa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Samawee | 67 | 9 | / |
| Samawie | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jomaway | 67 | 4 | / |
| Samavai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Samavoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Somabay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Siamava | 67 | 2 | / |
| Semawai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sommawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samahwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sammava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sammabhayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samaiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samaawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamawai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somawai | 67 | 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 Samawaya
- 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