Samwanga Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Samwanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Samwanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samwanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samwanga is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Samwanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Samwanga is the 4,772,636th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samwanga reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,403,476. In Zimbabwe Samwanga is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 91 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 24 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamwanga | 94 | 113 | / |
| Siamwanga | 94 | 2 | / |
| Semwanga | 88 | 2,275 | / |
| Samuanga | 88 | 63 | / |
| Sambanga | 88 | 37 | / |
| Camwanga | 88 | 4 | / |
| Samwonga | 88 | 2 | / |
| Zamwanga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sachimwanga | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwanga | 82 | 8,152 | / |
| Shamwange | 82 | 309 | / |
| Shamuanga | 82 | 75 | / |
| Chamwanga | 82 | 67 | / |
| Samuhanga | 82 | 57 | / |
| Jamwangha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Semmwanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Siamvanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Semwaanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwaanga | 78 | 4 | / |
| Sseemwanga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shamuhanga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chamwaanga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sambangi | 75 | 2,036 | / |
| Sambango | 75 | 67 | / |
| Sambange | 75 | 50 | / |
| Sambonga | 75 | 49 | / |
| Samwongo | 75 | 38 | / |
| Sanwonga | 75 | 19 | / |
| Zambanga | 75 | 15 | / |
| Samuango | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sanuanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Camuanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zamuanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sambhangi | 71 | 139 | / |
| Shambangi | 71 | 90 | / |
| Shambango | 71 | 41 | / |
| Shambonga | 71 | 34 | / |
| Samuhonga | 71 | 21 | / |
| Chamvanga | 71 | 14 | / |
| Ssemwango | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sambaangi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chamwango | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sambanghi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sombangha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samwongou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soumbanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shambhangi | 67 | 6 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Samwanga
- 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