Shamwanja Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia
Shamwanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samwanja | 94 | 29 | / |
| Siamwanja | 89 | 315 | / |
| Shamwanza | 89 | 27 | / |
| Shamwanje | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chamwanja | 89 | 1 | / |
| Samwanji | 82 | 141 | / |
| Samwanya | 82 | 11 | / |
| Semwanja | 82 | 7 | / |
| Samwanza | 82 | 6 | / |
| Shawanya | 82 | 2 | / |
| Sambanja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Siamwanza | 78 | 207 | / |
| Chamwanza | 78 | 23 | / |
| Shambanya | 78 | 8 | / |
| Shambanje | 78 | 3 | / |
| Ssemwanja | 78 | 3 | / |
| Siamwania | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chamwanya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shambanji | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shambanza | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sambanjai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sawanya | 75 | 48 | / |
| Sambanje | 71 | 27 | / |
| Sambanya | 71 | 22 | / |
| Sambanza | 71 | 20 | / |
| Semwanya | 71 | 12 | / |
| Samuanza | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sambanji | 71 | 4 | / |
| Samuanji | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ssemwanya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Zanwanjah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sombanjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shombanya | 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 Shamwanja
- 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