Samwa Surname
Approximately 2,196 people bear this surname
Samwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 1,646 | 1:17,303 | 878 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Tanzania | 57 | 1:928,800 | 44,452 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Samwa (572) may also be a first name.
Samwa Demographics
Average Samwa Salary in
South Africa
R 588,684
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Samwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samwa (Hindi: सम्वा) is found most frequently in Nepal. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Samwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Samwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 191,846th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,318,555 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Samwa live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 350,532nd most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 572 people.
Samwa is most frequently used in Nepal, where it is carried by 1,646 people, or 1 in 17,303. In Nepal it is most frequent in: Mechi, where 79 percent are found, Koshi, where 19 percent are found and Bagmati, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Nepal this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 13 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.
Samwa Last Name Statistics demography
Samwa earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 147.72% more than the national average, earning R 588,684 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samwa in the Hindi language | ||
| सम्वा | samva | - |
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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 Samwa
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