Samwanza Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Samwanza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Samwanza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samwanza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samwanza is found most in Zambia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Samwanza.
How Common Is The Last Name Samwanza? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samwanza reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 3,169,984. In Zambia Samwanza is mostly concentrated in: Western Province, where 100 percent live. Barring Zambia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siamwanza | 94 | 207 | / |
| Shamwanza | 94 | 27 | / |
| Semwanza | 88 | 32 | / |
| Samwanja | 88 | 29 | / |
| Sambanza | 88 | 20 | / |
| Samuanza | 88 | 4 | / |
| Chamwanza | 82 | 23 | / |
| Shamwanja | 82 | 3 | / |
| Shambanza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samwanji | 75 | 141 | / |
| Samwansi | 75 | 71 | / |
| Sambanzi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Somwanzi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zambanza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamwange | 71 | 309 | / |
| Samwanshi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shamwanje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamwanzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamwanja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanwanchai | 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
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- 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 Samwanza
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