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
Samwanda is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samwanda? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 811,192nd most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 21,184,726 people. The last name Samwanda is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samwanda live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Samwanda is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 63,794. In Zimbabwe Samwanda is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 76 percent reside, Harare Province, where 21 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 2 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and Zambia, where 1 percent reside.
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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