Sanweh Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Sanweh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sanweh (5) may also be a first name.
Sanweh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanweh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sanweh is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sanweh.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanweh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Sanweh is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sanweh reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Sanweh is also the 5,493,085th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 5 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Sanweh is most common in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 33 percent reside and Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Sanweh
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