Semwana Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Semwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Semwana (32) may also be a first name.
Semwana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semwana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Semwana occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Semwana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,649,889th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Semwana occurs mostly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Semwana live; 89 percent live in Oceania Islands and 89 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 32 people.
Semwana is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Milne Bay, where 100 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ssemwana | 93 | 1 | / |
| Semmwanga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Semwaanga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Senwana | 86 | 228 | / |
| Sembana | 86 | 125 | / |
| Samwana | 86 | 92 | / |
| Zemwana | 86 | 22 | / |
| Simwana | 86 | 13 | / |
| Semwane | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gemwana | 86 | 4 | / |
| Semwani | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ssemwaanga | 82 | 4 | / |
| Sseemwanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shamwana | 80 | 260 | / |
| Semwanje | 80 | 35 | / |
| Samwanna | 80 | 11 | / |
| Somwanna | 80 | 10 | / |
| Shembana | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sembhana | 80 | 7 | / |
| Senwanna | 80 | 6 | / |
| Senwanga | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sjemvana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Semwange | 80 | 1 | / |
| Simwan'a | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shemwena | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sehmbana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Semwangi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Semwanyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Syomwana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sen'wana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwanje | 75 | 81 | / |
| Saenwanna | 75 | 16 | / |
| Shembhana | 75 | 7 | / |
| Simwaanga | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chemwanna | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ssemwanyi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ssemwango | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chemwaina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simbana | 71 | 3,748 | / |
| Samuana | 71 | 178 | / |
| Zamwana | 71 | 68 | / |
| Simwani | 71 | 18 | / |
| Sinwana | 71 | 12 | / |
| Senuana | 71 | 10 | / |
| Zimwana | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sembona | 71 | 5 | / |
| Simwena | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ssemwanjje | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sembano | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sembane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zenwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somwena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simbaina | 67 | 714 | / |
| Chimwana | 67 | 236 | / |
| Shamuana | 67 | 227 | / |
| Simweena | 67 | 167 | / |
| Sinwatna | 67 | 157 | / |
| Simbanai | 67 | 113 | / |
| Shinwana | 67 | 65 | / |
| Sinwanah | 67 | 54 | / |
| Simwango | 67 | 19 | / |
| Zehnwana | 67 | 11 | / |
| Shimbana | 67 | 8 | / |
| Semuanes | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sinwanna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shimuana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sembhani | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shembane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simbayna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simwaani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simwanyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samuhana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simbanna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Simuanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemwano | 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 Semwana
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