Sinwo Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Brunei

Sinwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sinwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Brunei11:418,7313,893

Sinwo (3) may also be a first name.

Sinwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sinwo occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sinwo is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Sinwo reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Sinwo is also the 7,463,778th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 3 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Sinwo is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 50 percent reside. Other than Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also common in Brunei, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shinwo9110/
Sinwou919/
Sinwoo911/
Snwo891/
Sinwa80240/
Sinbo8054/
Senwo807/
Jinwo803/
Zinwo801/
Chinwo731,042/
Shinwa73202/
Seinwa7321/
Jinwoo7317/
Sinewa7314/
Senwuo734/
Sinbou734/
Sinwah733/
Sainwa733/
Senwou732/
Sienwa732/
Sisnwa732/
Sienbo731/
Sinwad731/
Sienuo731/
Saenwo731/
Sinhwa731/
Shinwah6725/
Saenwoo679/
Snwa676/
Shinhwa674/
Seunwou672/
Sinwash671/
Sinbhoi671/
Snbo671/
Jnwo671/
Sinnvou671/
Djinwou671/
Chinwou671/
Seanwoo671/
Sinwath671/
Snuo671/
Ginwood670/

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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 Sinwo
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