Sawahenga Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sawahenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawahenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1781:89,0457,373
Namibia261:92,6698,353
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Sawahenga Last Name Facts

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

Sawahenga is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawahenga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sawahenga is the 1,163,787th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 35,549,004 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sawahenga reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 89,045. In Zambia it is most frequent in: North-Western Province, where 68 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 32 percent are found. Excluding Zambia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 13 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Sawahenga
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