Shamuwa Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Shamuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Shamuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamuwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamuwa? popularity and diffusion
Shamuwa is the 3,798,600th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Shamuwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shamuwa reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria Shamuwa is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 48 percent reside, Kaduna, where 44 percent reside and Sokoto, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Zambia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuwa | 92 | 357 | / |
| Sheamuwah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chamuwa | 86 | 343 | / |
| Samuwai | 86 | 126 | / |
| Shomuwa | 86 | 15 | / |
| Samuwah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chamuwah | 80 | 10 | / |
| Shomuiwa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Chamouwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samuwaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chamuiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Siamauwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chamauwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chamuswa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samuwi | 77 | 122 | / |
| Somuwa | 77 | 50 | / |
| Samuba | 77 | 5 | / |
| Samuwo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Samuwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Semuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samuva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chomuwa | 71 | 49 | / |
| Siamuwi | 71 | 17 | / |
| Shomiwa | 71 | 17 | / |
| Samubai | 71 | 11 | / |
| Somuiwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ssemuwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Shamubi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shamowo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Somuywa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Samueva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Samouba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sammuva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamieva | 67 | 857 | / |
| Shamoeva | 67 | 166 | / |
| Samubhai | 67 | 43 | / |
| Siamuuwi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Shamaubo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sammubai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Samauvas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Samoewai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samauvad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shammubi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shomhiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chomuwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chomuswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samhusva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sammuwet | 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 Shamuwa
- 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