Samwassi Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Samwassi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
Samwassi (247) may also be a first name.
Samwassi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samwassi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samwassi is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Samwassi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samwassi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samwassi reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Samwassi is also the 567,531st most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 247 people.
Samwassi is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: North Region, where 50 percent are found, Far North Region, where 25 percent are found and West Region, where 25 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Chad, where 50 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samwasi | 93 | 4 | / |
| Sambassi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sambasi | 80 | 258 | / |
| Sanwasi | 80 | 159 | / |
| Semwasi | 80 | 24 | / |
| Samvasi | 80 | 19 | / |
| Somwasi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shamwazi | 75 | 110 | / |
| Sanwasih | 75 | 96 | / |
| Chamwasi | 75 | 22 | / |
| Somwashi | 75 | 7 | / |
| Shamwesi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sambhasi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ssemwasi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sambasse | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sanvassi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ssambasi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sambassey | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shamuashi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambazi | 67 | 983 | / |
| Sanvasi | 67 | 218 | / |
| Semwase | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sanuasi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sanbasi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Somwase | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sambosi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sonwasi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sombasi | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Samwassi
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