Sumbwi Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Sumbwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Sumbwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sumbwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sumbwi is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sumbwi? popularity and diffusion
Sumbwi is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sumbwi live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Barring Malawi Sumbwi exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 9 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumbwe | 83 | 491 | / |
| Sumbwa | 83 | 353 | / |
| Sumbui | 83 | 54 | / |
| Sombwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zumbwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shumbwa | 77 | 386 | / |
| Shumbwe | 77 | 47 | / |
| Chumbwi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sumbweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shuumbwa | 71 | 724 | / |
| Shaumbwa | 71 | 374 | / |
| Sombwe | 67 | 251 | / |
| Sombwa | 67 | 42 | / |
| Zumbwa | 67 | 41 | / |
| Jumbui | 67 | 24 | / |
| Zumbwe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Zumbui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sumpwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sunbui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sumpwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sumbue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sompwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonbwi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sumbwi
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