Shumwe Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Shumwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shumwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia241:660,41325,715
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366

Shumwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shumwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shumwe is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shumwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shumwe is the 3,274,477th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shumwe are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 660,413. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Western Province, where 100 percent live. Beside Zambia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shumwey921/
Sumwe911/
Shumw910/
Chumwe83497/
Shimwe83264/
Shumbe83109/
Shomwe8327/
Shumwa834/
Sumwer832/
Sumweu831/
Shumwy830/
Sumw803/
Shumway777,339/
Choumwe7750/
Cheumwe7720/
Soumwei779/
Shumbei776/
Shumbhe774/
Shunwei773/
Shomwue771/
Chuumwe771/
Shuumwa771/
Shumbej771/
Chumwee771/
Somwe734,223/
Sumbe733,434/
Sumwa73883/
Sumwi737/
Sumue735/
Sunwe731/
Saumw731/
Schumway7120/
Shummway714/
Choumwer714/
Shumways712/
Shaumway712/
Choumwwe711/
Shumbi671,938/
Sumbhe67705/
Suemue67152/
Seumbe6776/
Soumbe6739/
Saumbe6738/
Sunwei6734/
Sumvie6713/
Sumbei6711/
Shunbe6710/
Shomwa676/
Sumway676/
Sumuer675/
Sumwai675/
Ssimwe674/
Schaumbey672/
Sumbea672/
Shumva672/
Somwee672/
Shonwe672/
Sumbee672/
Shimve672/
Shunwa672/
Shomve671/
Chumwi671/
Chunwe671/
Shimue671/
Soumwa671/
Shumby670/
Sumbey670/

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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 Shumwe
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