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 more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamwela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shamwela is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly 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.
It is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,924,961. In Zambia Shamwela is mostly concentrated in: Central Province, where 50 percent reside. Beside Zambia Shamwela is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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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