Samwanda Surname
Approximately 344 people bear this surname
Samwanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 242 | 1:63,794 | 9,597 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Samwanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samwanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samwanda occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Samwanda click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samwanda? popularity and diffusion
It is the 811,192nd most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 21,184,726 people. Samwanda occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samwanda reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 63,794. In Zimbabwe Samwanda is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 76 percent live, Harare Province, where 21 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 2 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siamwanda | 94 | 33 | / |
| Shamwanda | 94 | 1 | / |
| Samuanda | 88 | 1,916 | / |
| Jamwanda | 88 | 183 | / |
| Sambanda | 88 | 71 | / |
| Samwande | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chamwanda | 82 | 27 | / |
| Siamwandi | 82 | 5 | / |
| Shambanda | 82 | 4 | / |
| Sambandha | 82 | 4 | / |
| Shamuanda | 82 | 4 | / |
| Siamwando | 82 | 1 | / |
| Djamwanda | 82 | 1 | / |
| Saynwhanda | 78 | 1 | / |
| Somwandi | 75 | 447 | / |
| Sambandi | 75 | 52 | / |
| Sombanda | 75 | 37 | / |
| Sambando | 75 | 22 | / |
| Camuanda | 75 | 9 | / |
| Samuando | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sambande | 75 | 3 | / |
| Zambanda | 75 | 1 | / |
| Somwandee | 71 | 39 | / |
| Chamwande | 71 | 27 | / |
| Shambando | 71 | 24 | / |
| Samuhando | 71 | 21 | / |
| Chamvanda | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sambandou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shambandi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soumbanda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambonday | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambhandhi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ssemuhanda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamuhando | 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 Samwanda
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