Sinzumwa Surname

256,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sinzumwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sinzumwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,5171:10,4481,201
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Sinzumwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sinzumwa is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinzumwa? popularity and diffusion

Sinzumwa is the 256,621st most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,744,496 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sinzumwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 1,517 people, or 1 in 10,448. In Zambia Sinzumwa is mostly found in: Northern Province, where 59 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 17 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sinzumwe881/
Sinzomwa881/
Shinsumwa821/
Senzumva751/
Sinjoomwa7127/
Sinzoumbo711/
Zinzumbo631/
Senzunva631/
Sensumba631/
Ssensumba593/
Sengiumva591/
Sensumbi5060/
Senjunva505/

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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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  • 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 Sinzumwa
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