Shamwata Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Shamwata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Shamwata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamwata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamwata occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamwata? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shamwata reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Shamwata is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 80 percent live and Busia County, where 20 percent live. Aside from Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 40 percent live and Zambia, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samwata | 93 | 138 | / |
| Shambata | 88 | 83 | / |
| Siamwata | 88 | 5 | / |
| Shamuata | 88 | 4 | / |
| Shamweta | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shamwati | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chamwata | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chamwaita | 82 | 564 | / |
| Shambaita | 82 | 5 | / |
| Siamwaata | 82 | 4 | / |
| Shamwatty | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sambata | 80 | 170 | / |
| Samwati | 80 | 7 | / |
| Somwata | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shamwattie | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shemweta | 75 | 2,394 | / |
| Shambota | 75 | 10 | / |
| Somwatha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shamweto | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sambhata | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sambaita | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shambaty | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sambatah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sambatea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shambate | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shahnwaztaj | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chamwathi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shemwetta | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chomwaita | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shambayti | 71 | 3 | / |
| Samuhatai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sambattai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shambathi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shemmweta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samwattie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambaty | 67 | 136 | / |
| Semweta | 67 | 89 | / |
| Sambota | 67 | 70 | / |
| Sambate | 67 | 62 | / |
| Zambata | 67 | 48 | / |
| Somwati | 67 | 34 | / |
| Sanbata | 67 | 24 | / |
| Samvati | 67 | 19 | / |
| Samuati | 67 | 9 | / |
| Samwoto | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sombata | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sanvata | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zanwata | 67 | 3 | / |
| Samweto | 67 | 2 | / |
| Somwate | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samvaty | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samueta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somvata | 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
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- 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 Shamwata
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