Siwema Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Siwema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siwema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Siwema (42,367) may also be a first name.

Siwema Last Name Facts

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

Siwema is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Siwema? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,034,059th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name Siwema occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Siwema reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 21,202nd most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 42,367 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Barring The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 9 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiwema924/
Siweema921/
Sibema8315/
Siwoma835/
Siwama834/
Siwima831/
Sivema831/
Siweme831/
Dziwema7775/
Sibhema7720/
Zihwema7720/
Chiwema772/
Syviema771/
Sibeema771/
Shiwama771/
Sibma73331/
Sewma7314/
Sebma732/
Dzihwema71239/
Chihwema711/
Sevema6714/
Ziwoma679/
Sivama676/
Sibima674/
Sivima673/
Shivma673/
Sivmma673/
Sewoma672/
Sevima672/
Sewama671/
Sevama671/
Seweme671/

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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 Siwema
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