Samayuwa Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Samayuwa Surname Definition:
Samayuwa is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: a restless person.
Samayuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 88 | 1:180,113 | 12,254 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Samayuwa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Samayuwa is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: a restless person.
Samayuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samayuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samayuwa is found most frequently in Zambia. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Samayuwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Samayuwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Samayuwa is the 1,943,350th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname Samayuwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samayuwa are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Samayuwa is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 180,113. In Zambia Samayuwa is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 60 percent live, Western Province, where 24 percent live and Central Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Zambia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamayuwa | 94 | 456 | / |
| Siamayuwa | 94 | 334 | / |
| Samaywa | 93 | 6 | / |
| Samayua | 93 | 1 | / |
| Siamauwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Samayiwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Samayowa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Siamayiwa | 82 | 22 | / |
| Shamayowa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shamayhwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samayui | 80 | 30 | / |
| Zamayua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samayuo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samajua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samuyiwa | 75 | 138 | / |
| Samayeva | 75 | 12 | / |
| Samauvas | 75 | 3 | / |
| Samayoba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samauvad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samouewa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chamauwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samayawe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samayeba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samaybai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamayeva | 71 | 75 | / |
| Shamayewe | 71 | 39 | / |
| Shamuyiwa | 71 | 27 | / |
| Samawe | 71 | 10 | / |
| Shamayaba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chamayowa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Saamuyiwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shamayawo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamayabe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samajubai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samaeva | 67 | 1,042 | / |
| Samawee | 67 | 9 | / |
| Somuiwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Samajubhai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Samayabhai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Somuywa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samaiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samaiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samahwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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