Samwaka Surname
Approximately 831 people bear this surname
Samwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 795 | 1:19,937 | 2,212 |
| Namibia | 35 | 1:68,840 | 7,364 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Samwaka (180) may also be a first name.
Samwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samwaka occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samwaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Samwaka is the 418,171st most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,769,610 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samwaka reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 679,247th most frequent given name internationally, borne by 180 people.
The last name Samwaka is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 795 people, or 1 in 19,937. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Western Province, where 79 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 14 percent live and Southern Province, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 4 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siamwaka | 93 | 244 | / |
| Shamwaka | 93 | 159 | / |
| Samwakap | 93 | 3 | / |
| Jamwaka | 86 | 257 | / |
| Semwaka | 86 | 14 | / |
| Samweka | 86 | 8 | / |
| Samwoka | 86 | 6 | / |
| Samwako | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ssemwaka | 80 | 31 | / |
| Saimbaka | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shemwaka | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sambacka | 80 | 3 | / |
| Shamweka | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chamwaika | 75 | 15 | / |
| Ssemwaaka | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chamwakai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samveka | 71 | 140 | / |
| Sambaca | 71 | 16 | / |
| Zambaka | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sambaké | 71 | 3 | / |
| Somweka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sombaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambaqa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamuaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamvaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semwaiko | 67 | 435 | / |
| Zambaika | 67 | 26 | / |
| Shambako | 67 | 7 | / |
| Soumweka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Samwokou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sambokau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zambakha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambhaqa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shambaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samuhako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zambakah | 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
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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 Samwaka
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