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
Samwaka is found most frequently in Zambia. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Samwaka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 418,171st most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,769,610 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samwaka live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Samwaka is also the 679,247th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 180 people.
The surname is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 795 people, or 1 in 19,937. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Western Province, where 79 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 14 percent are found and Southern Province, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Zambia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
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
- 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 Samwaka
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