Shamwela Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Shamwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Shamwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamwela is found most frequently in Zambia. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamwela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shamwela is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Shamwela is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Shamwela are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,924,961. In Zambia it is most common in: Central Province, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Zambia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 25 percent reside and Thailand, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Shamwela
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