Samwiri Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Samwiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
Samwiri (5,090) may also be a first name.
Samwiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samwiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samwiri has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samwiri? popularity and diffusion
Samwiri is the 1,321,499th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. Samwiri occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samwiri reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Samwiri is also the 95,155th most widespread first name globally, held by 5,090 people.
The last name Samwiri is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Outside of Malawi this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sambiri | 86 | 1,563 | / |
| Samweri | 86 | 39 | / |
| Samviri | 86 | 24 | / |
| Samuiri | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sanwiri | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shambiri | 80 | 28 | / |
| Shamwira | 80 | 21 | / |
| Samwesri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ssambiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jaimwiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chamwiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samberi | 71 | 1,186 | / |
| Sambire | 71 | 111 | / |
| Sanweri | 71 | 61 | / |
| Zambiri | 71 | 39 | / |
| Sombiri | 71 | 22 | / |
| Samwery | 71 | 4 | / |
| Samwere | 71 | 4 | / |
| Çambiri | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sanviri | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sanbiri | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sambiry | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zamwira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samueri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamwire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samveri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soumbiri | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shamberi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sanuhiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanwetri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sombiroi | 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 Samwiri
- 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