Samgwa Surname
Approximately 397 people bear this surname
Samgwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 379 | 1:54,800 | 7,095 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Samgwa (13) may also be a first name.
Samgwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samgwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samgwa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samgwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 730,373rd most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 18,356,539 people. The last name Samgwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Samgwa reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Samgwa is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.
It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 379 people, or 1 in 54,800. In Cameroon Samgwa is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 62 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 24 percent reside and Centre Region, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samgwaa | 92 | 115 | / |
| Samngwa | 92 | 11 | / |
| Samgwah | 92 | 3 | / |
| Samngwaa | 86 | 12 | / |
| Samgwa'a | 86 | 3 | / |
| Samgwaah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sangwa | 83 | 47,016 | / |
| Samgba | 83 | 77 | / |
| Zamgwa | 83 | 43 | / |
| Somgwa | 83 | 19 | / |
| Samgwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Samkwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Samngwaah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shamengwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shangwa | 77 | 3,445 | / |
| Sangwai | 77 | 353 | / |
| Sang'wa | 77 | 172 | / |
| Sangway | 77 | 36 | / |
| Samgbay | 77 | 21 | / |
| Siangwa | 77 | 16 | / |
| San'gwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Zammgwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sangwha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sangwaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Saymgba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saingwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saungwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siamgwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samgbai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sangwas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shamgba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samkwua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sammgba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ssangwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saangwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samkwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samguah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sangwoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sangeewa | 71 | 292 | / |
| Sasingwa | 71 | 110 | / |
| Saingwea | 71 | 24 | / |
| Sangwais | 71 | 20 | / |
| Samgbeah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shaangwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Somingwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schangwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shangwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samnguah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanghwaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samgweih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seangwad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sangwach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sangba | 67 | 5,467 | / |
| Sankwa | 67 | 1,930 | / |
| Songwa | 67 | 917 | / |
| Sangua | 67 | 461 | / |
| Samgue | 67 | 44 | / |
| Samkwi | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sangwo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Samqua | 67 | 13 | / |
| Samgbe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sangva | 67 | 8 | / |
| Xangwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Samgui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Somkwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zamgba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samgbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamgwo | 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 Samgwa
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