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 last name Samwanda is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samwanda? popularity and diffusion
It is the 811,192nd most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 21,184,726 people. The surname Samwanda occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samwanda are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 72 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Samwanda is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held 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. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found 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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