Sambwana Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Sambwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Sambwana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambwana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sambwana is most common in Tanzania. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambwana? popularity and diffusion
Sambwana is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sambwana reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Sambwana is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Sambwana is most prevalent in: Manyara Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siambwana | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shambwana | 94 | 1 | / |
| Shambwanga | 89 | 4 | / |
| Sombwana | 88 | 230 | / |
| Sembwana | 88 | 96 | / |
| Sambwani | 88 | 26 | / |
| Zambwana | 88 | 6 | / |
| Shembwana | 82 | 208 | / |
| Sambhwani | 82 | 164 | / |
| Shambwani | 82 | 29 | / |
| Sambuanga | 82 | 2 | / |
| Sambbanna | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sambuangay | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shambwanoo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sambuena | 75 | 222 | / |
| Sambvani | 75 | 8 | / |
| Zambuana | 75 | 6 | / |
| Zanbwana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zambwani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sombwani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sonbwana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chambwani | 71 | 217 | / |
| Sonbhwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambhvani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanbhwani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chombwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shambhvani | 67 | 35 | / |
| Sanbuena | 63 | 63 | / |
| Zambuena | 63 | 15 | / |
| Shambhbhani | 63 | 2 | / |
| Sampuano | 63 | 2 | / |
| Sombuena | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chambvane | 59 | 2 | / |
| Zambweine | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chanbwaney | 56 | 1 | / |
| Zampuena | 50 | 4 | / |
| Sanpuani | 50 | 4 | / |
| Sanbueno | 50 | 3 | / |
| Sonvwane | 50 | 2 | / |
| Sampueno | 50 | 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 Sambwana
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