Samwenda Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Samwenda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 50 | 1:1,058,832 | 46,289 |
| Zambia | 30 | 1:528,331 | 22,995 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Samwenda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samwenda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samwenda is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samwenda? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,765,740th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. Samwenda is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Samwenda live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 1,058,832. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 64 percent reside, Manyara Region, where 18 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 28 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamwenda | 94 | 106 | / |
| Siamwenda | 94 | 24 | / |
| Siamweenda | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shamweenda | 89 | 1 | / |
| Semwenda | 88 | 2,886 | / |
| Samwinda | 88 | 38 | / |
| Samwendo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Samwende | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chamwenda | 82 | 236 | / |
| Samuhenda | 82 | 130 | / |
| Shamwinda | 82 | 92 | / |
| Siamwendo | 82 | 52 | / |
| Siamwinda | 82 | 29 | / |
| Shamuenda | 82 | 21 | / |
| Ssemwenda | 82 | 4 | / |
| Shamwende | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shaahamwenda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Siamweendo | 78 | 4 | / |
| Sambinda | 75 | 128 | / |
| Samuinda | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sambendo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sambendi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Semwendo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Camuenda | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samwindo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siamwindi | 71 | 74 | / |
| Shamuende | 71 | 62 | / |
| Siamwinde | 71 | 41 | / |
| Samuhinda | 71 | 22 | / |
| Ssemwendo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shamwindo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamwinde | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shambende | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamuenda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamwende | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambindi | 63 | 18 | / |
| Zambende | 63 | 4 | / |
| Sombinda | 63 | 2 | / |
| Shambindi | 59 | 34 | / |
| Shambindo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chamuhinda | 56 | 1 | / |
| Shomuhendo | 56 | 1 | / |
| Sombindo | 50 | 123 | / |
| Zambinde | 50 | 9 | / |
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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 Samwenda
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