Samvua Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Samvua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Samvua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samvua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samvua occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samvua? popularity and diffusion
The surname Samvua is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Samvua occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samvua live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Arusha Region, where 50 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Samvua occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semvua | 83 | 837 | / |
| Sambua | 83 | 267 | / |
| Sanvua | 83 | 3 | / |
| Shambua | 77 | 4,354 | / |
| Sambuat | 77 | 125 | / |
| Shanvua | 77 | 21 | / |
| Sambuay | 77 | 9 | / |
| Chamvua | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sampuha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Saimbua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siamvwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sambhua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sambuaha | 71 | 18 | / |
| Shambhua | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shambhva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambuhay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambwa | 67 | 4,167 | / |
| Sambuo | 67 | 205 | / |
| Zambua | 67 | 62 | / |
| Sampwa | 67 | 51 | / |
| Sampuo | 67 | 44 | / |
| Sompua | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sanbua | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sombua | 67 | 12 | / |
| Semfua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sambvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shambuayi | 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 Samvua
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