Samweka Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Samweka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Samweka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samweka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samweka has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samweka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samweka reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Samweka is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Simiyu Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Samweka occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 25 percent reside and Zambia, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamweka | 93 | 3 | / |
| Samwaka | 86 | 831 | / |
| Samveka | 86 | 140 | / |
| Samwika | 86 | 69 | / |
| Samwoka | 86 | 6 | / |
| Somweka | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shamwaka | 80 | 159 | / |
| Chamweka | 80 | 67 | / |
| Soumweka | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shamwika | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sambekaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Semwaka | 71 | 14 | / |
| Sambeki | 71 | 10 | / |
| Samwako | 71 | 6 | / |
| Zambeka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zamveka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samueski | 67 | 40 | / |
| Ssemwaka | 67 | 31 | / |
| Sambecki | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ssambeko | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zsambeky | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shemwaka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shambeky | 67 | 3 | / |
| Samwokou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zsambeki | 67 | 2 | / |
| Somweike | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samuesky | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shambeki | 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 Samweka
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