Semwaka Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Semwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Semwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Semwaka is found most in Uganda. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Semwaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,213,395th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Semwaka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Semwaka are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kampala District, where 15 percent live, Mukono District, where 15 percent live and Wakiso District, where 15 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ssemwaka | 93 | 31 | / |
| Shemwaka | 93 | 4 | / |
| Semwatka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwaaka | 88 | 2 | / |
| Simwaka | 86 | 17,385 | / |
| Samwaka | 86 | 831 | / |
| Semwaiko | 80 | 435 | / |
| Shamwaka | 80 | 159 | / |
| Shimwaka | 80 | 99 | / |
| Simwaaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simweka | 71 | 20 | / |
| Simuaka | 71 | 18 | / |
| Simwake | 71 | 9 | / |
| Samweka | 71 | 8 | / |
| Samwako | 71 | 6 | / |
| Samwoka | 71 | 6 | / |
| Somweka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gembaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simwako | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saimbaka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shamweka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gimwakat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simbauka | 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 Semwaka
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