Samuwi Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Samuwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 120 | 1:128,652 | 17,093 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Samuwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samuwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samuwi is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samuwi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,637,889th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Samuwi live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Samuwi is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 128,652. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 47 percent reside, Harare Province, where 45 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 8 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuwai | 92 | 126 | / |
| Siamuwi | 92 | 17 | / |
| Siamuuwi | 86 | 28 | / |
| Samuwa | 83 | 357 | / |
| Samuwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Samubi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Samuvi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shamuwa | 77 | 27 | / |
| Samubai | 77 | 11 | / |
| Shamubi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Samubhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samubhai | 71 | 43 | / |
| Sammubai | 71 | 8 | / |
| Siamauwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sammuwet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samoewai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shammubi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samuwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somuwa | 67 | 50 | / |
| Samuve | 67 | 13 | / |
| Somubi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Semuwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Samivi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zamubi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samuva | 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 Samuwi
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