Samweli Surname
Approximately 32,386 people bear this surname
Samweli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 30,978 | 1:1,709 | 231 |
| DR Congo | 1,361 | 1:54,283 | 6,540 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Samweli (30,300) may also be a first name.
Samweli Demographics
Samweli Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Samweli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samweli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samweli occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Samweli.
How Common Is The Last Name Samweli? popularity and diffusion
It is the 17,129th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 225,021 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samweli live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 27,683rd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 30,300 people.
The last name Samweli is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 30,978 people, or 1 in 1,709. In Tanzania Samweli is mostly concentrated in: Singida Region, where 10 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 9 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Samweli exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
Samweli Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Samweli
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