Shembwana Surname
1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 208 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania
Shembwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 208 | 1:254,527 | 20,548 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sembwana | 94 | 96 | / |
| Shambwana | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shimbwanga | 84 | 97 | / |
| Shembwanyi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sombwana | 82 | 230 | / |
| Sambwana | 82 | 5 | / |
| Chimbwana | 78 | 11 | / |
| Shimbwani | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shembuanyi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shambwanoo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Simbwani | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sonbwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimfwana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Simbwanje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonbhwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimbwani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambuena | 59 | 222 | / |
| Zimbwani | 59 | 14 | / |
| Sombuena | 59 | 1 | / |
| Zimbwanyi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Shenpuanje | 53 | 1 | / |
| Shimbvongo | 53 | 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 Shembwana
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