Semanwa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Semanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Semanwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semanwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Semanwa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Semanwa? popularity and diffusion
Semanwa is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Semanwa reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Semanwa is primarily concentrated in: Kisoro District, where 40 percent live, Ibanda District, where 20 percent live and Mbarara District, where 20 percent live. Excluding Uganda it exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seemanwaz | 88 | 1 | / |
| Semanba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Semanwo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Semamwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Somanwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Simanhwa | 80 | 63 | / |
| Samanway | 80 | 3 | / |
| Shamanwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simanwe | 71 | 1,078 | / |
| Gimanwa | 71 | 197 | / |
| Semamba | 71 | 37 | / |
| Samanwo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Samanua | 71 | 5 | / |
| Semanbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zimanwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ssemamba | 67 | 100 | / |
| Somanuea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chimanwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gemanvat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seematnweer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seemanbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semmamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semainvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semaambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssemanve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssemanbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shemamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjemanvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simamhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamanva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samanvay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seamanue | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Semanwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis