Samwely Surname
Approximately 3,295 people bear this surname
Samwely Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,294 | 1:16,072 | 2,082 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Samwely (1,529) may also be a first name.
Samwely Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samwely Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samwely is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Samwely? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 136,245th most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,211,698 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samwely are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Samwely is also the 198,393rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 1,529 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,294 people, or 1 in 16,072. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 15 percent reside, Singida Region, where 13 percent reside and Geita Region, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samweli | 86 | 32,386 | / |
| Samwele | 86 | 441 | / |
| Samuely | 86 | 35 | / |
| Samwela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shamwele | 80 | 189 | / |
| Siamwela | 80 | 125 | / |
| Sambelay | 80 | 15 | / |
| Siamwele | 80 | 13 | / |
| Szamuely | 80 | 9 | / |
| Shambely | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shamwela | 80 | 4 | / |
| Shamweli | 80 | 3 | / |
| Samwuele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sammweli | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samweela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samuelay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samuelyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Siamweela | 75 | 212 | / |
| Shamweele | 75 | 26 | / |
| Samvelych | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shamweela | 75 | 2 | / |
| Siamweele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamwalay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samuele | 71 | 3,823 | / |
| Samuela | 71 | 1,175 | / |
| Samueli | 71 | 592 | / |
| Samwila | 71 | 179 | / |
| Samwili | 71 | 164 | / |
| Sambeli | 71 | 150 | / |
| Sambele | 71 | 29 | / |
| Samwali | 71 | 19 | / |
| Samwale | 71 | 15 | / |
| Samveli | 71 | 12 | / |
| Samuelj | 71 | 5 | / |
| Samvele | 71 | 5 | / |
| Samvela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zambely | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somwele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambilay | 67 | 1,105 | / |
| Shomwele | 67 | 135 | / |
| Shamwali | 67 | 66 | / |
| Shambele | 67 | 47 | / |
| Samuelis | 67 | 25 | / |
| Shamwale | 67 | 13 | / |
| Siamwili | 67 | 12 | / |
| Samueles | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chamweli | 67 | 6 | / |
| Samouele | 67 | 4 | / |
| Samoueli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samuelia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sammuele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamueli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambiloy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samwaila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samvelli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samuelje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samveela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shambeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siamwila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samuhele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samueloj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samuelio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamuela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamuele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samuelea | 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 Samwely
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis