Sawimbo Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Angola

Sawimbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sawimbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sawimbo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sawimbo is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sawimbo.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawimbo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sawimbo is the 2,312,869th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name Sawimbo is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sawimbo live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Sawimbo is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Outside of The DR Congo this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 37 percent live and Portugal, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sawimba862/
Saboimbou757/
Sawumba7150/
Sawemba711/
Shawumba67623/
Shabimba67130/
Saviemba674/
Sawhemba671/
Schabimba634/
Shawhumba631/
Zowmbo621/
Schawmbach590/
Sabemba574/
Savemba571/
Zabembo571/
Chawemba533/
Ssevimba531/
Souwemba531/
Shabemba531/

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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 Sawimbo
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