Samwano Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Samwano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Samwano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samwano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samwano is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Samwano? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,063,924th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samwano live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samwana | 86 | 92 | / |
| Samuano | 86 | 3 | / |
| Shamwana | 80 | 260 | / |
| Samwongo | 80 | 38 | / |
| Sambaino | 80 | 14 | / |
| Samwanna | 80 | 11 | / |
| Siamwana | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sambeano | 80 | 6 | / |
| Samuango | 80 | 5 | / |
| Shamuano | 80 | 1 | / |
| Somwanot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samuhano | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sambhano | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shamwanga | 75 | 113 | / |
| Samwongou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sambana | 71 | 1,662 | / |
| Samuana | 71 | 178 | / |
| Somuano | 71 | 129 | / |
| Sombano | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zamuano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shambana | 67 | 1,474 | / |
| Sambhana | 67 | 392 | / |
| Shamuana | 67 | 227 | / |
| Chamwana | 67 | 101 | / |
| Samuanga | 67 | 63 | / |
| Shambono | 67 | 40 | / |
| Sambanna | 67 | 36 | / |
| Zamuhano | 67 | 11 | / |
| Somwanna | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sambonuo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sambaana | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sambaina | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zambeano | 67 | 3 | / |
| Somuhano | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samuhana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sombanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambauna | 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 Samwano
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