Somwe Surname
Approximately 4,223 people bear this surname
Somwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4,207 | 1:17,561 | 2,188 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Somwe (772) may also be a first name.
Somwe Demographics
Average Somwe Salary in
South Africa
R 2,438,680
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Somwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Somwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Somwe is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Somwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 110,122nd most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,725,680 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Somwe are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Somwe is also the 295,418th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 772 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4,207 people, or 1 in 17,561. Aside from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Somwe Last Name Statistics demography
Somwe earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 926.22% more than the national average, earning R 2,438,680 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shomwe | 91 | 27 | / |
| Siomwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Somwee | 91 | 2 | / |
| Somw | 89 | 11 | / |
| Soumwei | 83 | 9 | / |
| Soomwee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Somwech | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shomwue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sombe | 80 | 6,512 | / |
| Somwa | 80 | 227 | / |
| Somue | 80 | 216 | / |
| Somwi | 80 | 115 | / |
| Sonwe | 80 | 32 | / |
| Zomwe | 80 | 19 | / |
| Samwe | 80 | 17 | / |
| Jomwe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Semwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Comwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sumwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Somve | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shombe | 73 | 5,073 | / |
| Somoue | 73 | 177 | / |
| Soombe | 73 | 106 | / |
| Chomwe | 73 | 53 | / |
| Soumbe | 73 | 39 | / |
| Shumwe | 73 | 36 | / |
| Sombea | 73 | 28 | / |
| Samwee | 73 | 23 | / |
| Sombey | 73 | 20 | / |
| Sombee | 73 | 17 | / |
| Zhomwe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Somwai | 73 | 12 | / |
| Siombe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Sombei | 73 | 11 | / |
| Soemue | 73 | 7 | / |
| Shomwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Somnue | 73 | 5 | / |
| Somway | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ssombe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sumwer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shonwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sombeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Djomwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Samweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soumwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sumweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Somnwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sonwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Somvee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soomue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sommue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sonweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shamwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shemwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shomve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sombhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Samweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sonwes | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shoombe | 67 | 1,896 | / |
| Choomwe | 67 | 95 | / |
| Choumwe | 67 | 50 | / |
| Samw | 67 | 23 | / |
| Somveer | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shomver | 67 | 7 | / |
| Somnuea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Soumbey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sounmbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shombey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shomway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sounwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zomwhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonwhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonwech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shonwge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shumwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samweez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somwaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sammwer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Somways | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Somwe
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