Sapwe Surname
Approximately 1,773 people bear this surname
Sapwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,608 | 1:45,945 | 5,578 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Sapwe (82) may also be a first name.
Sapwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sapwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sapwe occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sapwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sapwe is the 228,573rd most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,110,291 people. The last name Sapwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sapwe reside; 91 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Sapwe is also the 1,060,447th most frequent first name on earth, held by 82 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,608 people, or 1 in 45,945. Excluding The DR Congo Sapwe occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 7 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sapwez | 91 | 5 | / |
| Sabwe | 80 | 3,866 | / |
| Sepwe | 80 | 1,560 | / |
| Sapue | 80 | 120 | / |
| Sapwa | 80 | 103 | / |
| Capwe | 80 | 68 | / |
| Sopwe | 80 | 37 | / |
| Zapwe | 80 | 8 | / |
| Sapwi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Shapwa | 73 | 892 | / |
| Chapwe | 73 | 431 | / |
| Ssabwe | 73 | 348 | / |
| Saabwe | 73 | 231 | / |
| Sapues | 73 | 209 | / |
| Sapuez | 73 | 185 | / |
| Saipue | 73 | 54 | / |
| Sapwiz | 73 | 39 | / |
| Saipwa | 73 | 26 | / |
| Sonpwe | 73 | 21 | / |
| Saepue | 73 | 14 | / |
| Satpue | 73 | 7 | / |
| Sapwai | 73 | 7 | / |
| Shapue | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sanpue | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sapwit | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sapuie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sapwis | 73 | 3 | / |
| Saypue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Siabwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sapway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sabweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shabwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shavwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saupue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seapue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sampue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ssaabwe | 67 | 262 | / |
| Sapwaha | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sanphue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sopw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saipway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sabweet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheepwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sapwith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahpoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saapuie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saatpue | 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 Sapwe
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