Ssambwa Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ssambwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ssambwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda981:398,36024,962
England21:27,859,030389,889

Ssambwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ssambwa is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ssambwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,849,867th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name Ssambwa is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ssambwa are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Ssambwa is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 398,360. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kampala District, where 34 percent live, Wakiso District, where 27 percent live and Buikwe District, where 19 percent live. Outside of Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sambwa924,167/
Shambwa86104/
Ssambwe8614/
Ssembwa8612/
Sambwat861/
Shaumbwa80374/
Ssaambwe802/
Sambwe777,478/
Sambua77267/
Sembwa77192/
Sampwa7751/
Sombwa7742/
Sanbwa771/
Shambua714,354/
Chambwa711,339/
Shambwe71256/
Sambuat71125/
Siambwe7130/
Shombwa7121/
Shambwi7121/
Sambwet7110/
Sambuay719/
Ssombwe716/
Sombway711/
Shembwa711/
Saimbua711/
Sambhua711/
Chaambwa673,484/
Sambuaha6718/
Chaumbwa677/
Shambhua673/
Shambhwi672/
Sambuhay671/
Chhambwa671/
Chambwaa671/
Shambhva671/
Chambwai671/

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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 Ssambwa
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