Samweri Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Samweri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samweri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Samweri (340) may also be a first name.

Samweri Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Samweri Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Samweri is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samweri? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,141,416th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. Samweri is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Samweri reside; 44 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 473,685th most frequently held forename on earth, held by 340 people.

The surname Samweri is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 908,132. In Zimbabwe Samweri is most frequent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 94 percent are found and Harare Province, where 6 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 36 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samwesri931/
Samberi861,186/
Samwiri86170/
Sanweri8661/
Samwari8613/
Samwere864/
Samwery864/
Samueri861/
Samveri861/
Samwarie803/
Shamwari802/
Shamberi802/
Sanwetri801/
Samwarui801/
Schamberi750/
Sambiri711,563/
Zamberi71755/
Sambere71395/
Sanberi71192/
Samviri7124/
Somberi7114/
Somwari717/
Samuiri715/
Çamberi715/
Samvery715/
Sambery714/
Sanwiri712/
Semwere711/
Zamwera711/
Somwere711/
Samuera711/
Samware711/
Samuere711/
Sanveri711/
Samwary711/
Shambiri6728/
Shamwira6721/
Shambery6713/
Shambere674/
Sanweray674/
Giamberi672/
Ssemwere672/
Ssemwiri671/
Shemwere671/
Jaimwiri671/
Ssambiri671/
Chamwiri671/
Sanverie671/
Samberoy671/
Samberry670/

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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 Samweri
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