Samwamba Surname
8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia
Samwamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
Samwamba (21) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siamwamba | 94 | 42 | / |
| Shamwamba | 94 | 17 | / |
| Samwemba | 88 | 63 | / |
| Semwamba | 88 | 10 | / |
| Samuamba | 88 | 9 | / |
| Chamwamba | 82 | 145 | / |
| Shamwemba | 82 | 51 | / |
| Shamwambi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shamuamba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Siamwambo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shamweemba | 78 | 36 | / |
| Semwemba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ssemwemba | 71 | 10 | / |
| Samuhemba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Samuhambi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samwahamve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambambi | 63 | 3,455 | / |
| Sambamba | 63 | 280 | / |
| Sambombo | 63 | 55 | / |
| Sambambe | 63 | 33 | / |
| Sombambo | 63 | 19 | / |
| Sambambo | 63 | 2 | / |
| Sanbambo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sambanba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shambamba | 59 | 238 | / |
| Shambambi | 59 | 44 | / |
| Sambaumba | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sambanbai | 59 | 1 | / |
| Samuhembo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Shambambe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Zambamba | 50 | 12 | / |
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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 Samwamba
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis