Samweni Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Samweni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 25 | 1:633,997 | 25,256 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
Samweni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samweni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samweni is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samweni? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,665,662nd most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Samweni occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samweni live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 633,997. In Zambia it is most numerous in: North-Western Province, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Zambia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Botswana, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siamweni | 93 | 22 | / |
| Samwengi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Samwini | 86 | 416 | / |
| Samwene | 86 | 5 | / |
| Samveni | 86 | 3 | / |
| Samueni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Samwingi | 80 | 72 | / |
| Sambeani | 80 | 37 | / |
| Sambeyni | 80 | 19 | / |
| Siamwini | 80 | 12 | / |
| Shamwene | 80 | 8 | / |
| Siamwene | 80 | 8 | / |
| Samuheni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sahmbeni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samwenge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sambheni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shaambeni | 75 | 180 | / |
| Shamuenyi | 75 | 116 | / |
| Siamweene | 75 | 70 | / |
| Shomwenyi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shamweene | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shamwingi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sambene | 71 | 64 | / |
| Sambeny | 71 | 8 | / |
| Samwine | 71 | 5 | / |
| Zamwini | 71 | 4 | / |
| Samuene | 71 | 4 | / |
| Somwena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somwene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samvini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saimbene | 67 | 118 | / |
| Shamuena | 67 | 55 | / |
| Sambeiny | 67 | 53 | / |
| Sambeine | 67 | 10 | / |
| Samuinoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chamwene | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samuhini | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shamuene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somuenyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamwine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambeyne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saumbene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samwaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zambeini | 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 Samweni
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