Samwah Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Samwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Samwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samwah occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Samwah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samwah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,391,485th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Samwah reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
It is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 400,776. In Liberia Samwah is mostly concentrated in: Grand Cape Mount County, where 82 percent reside, Gbarpolu County, where 9 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Liberia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 8 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.
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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
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- 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 Samwah
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