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 surname Samwassi occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samwassi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Samwassi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samwassi live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Chadic Africa. Samwassi is also the 567,531st most widely held given name in the world, borne by 247 people.
This surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Samwassi is primarily 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. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists 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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