Semwanja Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Semwanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Semwanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semwanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Semwanja is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Semwanja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Semwanja reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Pwani Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 43 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ssemwanja | 94 | 3 | / |
| Simwanja | 88 | 55 | / |
| Semwanje | 88 | 35 | / |
| Semwanza | 88 | 32 | / |
| Samwanja | 88 | 29 | / |
| Semwanya | 88 | 12 | / |
| Semwanji | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sembanja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwanje | 82 | 81 | / |
| Ssemwanya | 82 | 27 | / |
| Shamwanja | 82 | 3 | / |
| Simwaanja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwanjje | 78 | 2 | / |
| Ssemwannya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Simwanza | 75 | 27,536 | / |
| Samwanya | 75 | 11 | / |
| Simwania | 75 | 4 | / |
| Simwansa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sembanjo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Simwanya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sembanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Simwanji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Semwange | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimwanja | 71 | 199 | / |
| Chemwania | 71 | 23 | / |
| Shimwanza | 71 | 21 | / |
| Simwanzaa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shembanjo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Semuhanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemwanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simwaanza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simwanzah | 71 | 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 Semwanja
- 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