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 occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sumbwi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sumbwi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sumbwi are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Other than Malawi it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 9 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found.
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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