Sangweme Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sangweme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sangweme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe431:359,02933,752
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Sangweme Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sangweme occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sangweme click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sangweme? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sangweme is the 2,718,172nd most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Sangweme reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 359,029. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 40 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 23 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 21 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saungweme944,717/
Sangwem931/
Sagweme931/
Saugweme8817/
Sangwemi884/
Sangueme881/
Sangwema881/
Saungwema8247/
Saumgweme822/
Saungwemi821/
Saungwame821/
Sanguem8012/
Sakweme801/
Sanguime752/
Sangwima751/
Songueme751/
Shangwima7119/
Sanguim6787/
Sakwema6738/
Sogbeme677/
Samguem671/
Saguime671/
Songuem671/

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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
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  • 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 Sangweme
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