Shamwange Surname
Approximately 309 people bear this surname
Shamwange Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 308 | 1:239,869 | 23,092 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shamwange (69) may also be a first name.
Shamwange Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamwange Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shamwange is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamwange? popularity and diffusion
It is the 874,560th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 23,584,291 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shamwange reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Shamwange is also the 1,171,416th most commonly held given name world-wide It is held by 69 people.
The surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 308 people, or 1 in 239,869. Barring The DR Congo Shamwange is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamwanga | 89 | 113 | / |
| Shamwanje | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sambange | 82 | 50 | / |
| Samwanga | 82 | 17 | / |
| Semwange | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shambangi | 78 | 90 | / |
| Shamuanga | 78 | 75 | / |
| Shamwanza | 78 | 27 | / |
| Siamwanga | 78 | 2 | / |
| Shambanse | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chamwonge | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shambhangi | 74 | 6 | / |
| Shamuhanga | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chanwainge | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sambangi | 71 | 2,036 | / |
| Samwanji | 71 | 141 | / |
| Samwansi | 71 | 71 | / |
| Samuanga | 71 | 63 | / |
| Samwanza | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sambonge | 71 | 3 | / |
| Samwonga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Semwangi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shambhandgi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Shaambhangi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Siamwanza | 67 | 207 | / |
| Sambhangi | 67 | 139 | / |
| Samuhanga | 67 | 57 | / |
| Sanwangui | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sambaangi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Samwanshi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Somwanshe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shonbange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samuhonge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shanbangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siamvanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chamwanzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambanghi | 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 Shamwange
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