Shamwami Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Shamwami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Shamwami (27) may also be a first name.
Shamwami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamwami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamwami occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamwami? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Shamwami occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shamwami are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Shamwami is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent first name globally, borne by 27 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Other than The DR Congo it occurs in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samwami | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shamwama | 88 | 408 | / |
| Chamwami | 88 | 130 | / |
| Siamwami | 88 | 122 | / |
| Shemwami | 88 | 1 | / |
| Siamwaami | 82 | 7 | / |
| Sambami | 80 | 19 | / |
| Semwami | 80 | 9 | / |
| Somwami | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwami | 75 | 9 | / |
| Shemwemi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samweme | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sambame | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sombami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonwami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shahmuhamma | 63 | 2 | / |
| Shomweme | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shanvamma | 59 | 1 | / |
| Shamuhammedowa | 55 | 1 | / |
| Zambomi | 53 | 2 | / |
| Samvoma | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sonwame | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sanuamma | 50 | 1 | / |
| Somvamma | 50 | 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 Shamwami
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