Semwanga Surname

186,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Semwanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semwanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,2521:17,3352,667
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Semwanga (11) may also be a first name.

Semwanga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Semwanga has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Semwanga? popularity and diffusion

Semwanga is the 186,185th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,203,317 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Semwanga reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Semwanga is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,252 people, or 1 in 17,335. In Uganda Semwanga is most common in: Wakiso District, where 18 percent live, Kampala District, where 14 percent live and Nakasongola District, where 12 percent live. Besides Uganda Semwanga is found in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Semwanga Last Name Statistics demography

Semwanga earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.34% more than the national average, earning $54,083 USD per year.

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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 Semwanga
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