Samwe Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Samwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Samwe (40) may also be a first name.

Samwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Samwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Samwe is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Samwe reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Samwe is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 40 people.

The surname Samwe is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Singida Region, where 67 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 17 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 17 percent live. Beside Tanzania it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Kenya, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samwee9123/
Shamwe911/
Samweh911/
Samweu911/
Samw8923/
Samweez831/
Sammwer830/
Sambe8023,633/
Somwe804,223/
Samwa802,196/
Samwi801,054/
Samue80216/
Sanwe8095/
Samve8011/
Jamwe805/
Semwe802/
Saumw801/
Zamwe801/
Sammw801/
Camwe801/
Sambea731,125/
Sambhe73755/
Shambe73399/
Sambej73227/
Chamwe73164/
Sanwee73160/
Samway73155/
Sambey73144/
Shamwa73112/
Shamue7396/
Sanwei7349/
Saambe7339/
Saumbe7338/
Saemue7330/
Shomwe7327/
Samuie7323/
Sambee7322/
Sianwe7321/
Sammue7315/
Sanwie7312/
Samuer7311/
Samoue738/
Samuhe737/
Sambei737/
Siamwi736/
Saimue735/
Samvee735/
Samnwi735/
Samues734/
Samwiz734/
Samuet733/
Sanweh733/
Samvie733/
Sannwe733/
Saimbe732/
Ssambe732/
Siamwa732/
Samwai732/
Shanwe732/
Samuez732/
Sjambe732/
Shamwi732/
Somwee732/
Siomwe732/
Samuea731/
Samvet731/
Samwaj731/
Samhue731/
Shemwe731/
Sanwue731/
Sahmue731/
Siamue731/
Sanweu731/
Sanmbe731/
Saamve731/
Samuej731/
Ssemwe731/
Samuey731/
Sanwea731/
Sanwey731/
Jamwea731/
Samued731/
Samuee731/
Samw'a731/
Samwii731/
Saanwe731/
Shachimwe711/
Samwaja67290/
Chaamwe67271/
Saimuey67182/
Shambee6752/
Chamwey6737/
Chamwet6735/
Somw6711/
Soumwei679/
Shamuey678/
Shamway678/
Shambey678/
Shambhe677/
Saimbee677/
Samwais676/
Shanwei676/
Ziamweh675/
Sammuer675/
Shaambe674/
Sanweet672/
Schambe672/
Samueth672/
Sahmwaj671/
Saambhe671/
Samveth671/
Sambhee671/
Zhaumwe671/
Shanwie671/
Shamvee671/
Samvees671/
Sanweeh671/
Shomwue671/
Sambeih671/
Zahamwe671/
Shanwet671/
Shaamwa671/
Sahnwei671/
Saambey671/
Samueht671/
Samueys671/
Samuheľ671/
Samouee671/
Samouey671/
Samwhys671/
Somwech671/
Shzamwi671/
Soomwee671/
Shahmwd671/
Shanwhe671/
Shambei671/
Seambea670/
Shamuer670/
Saumway670/
Samuett670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samwe
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