Suwame Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Suwame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Suwame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Suwame Last Name Facts

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

The last name Suwame is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Suwame? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Suwame occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Suwame live; 80 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Western Highlands, where 100 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suwam9152/
Suwami83164/
Suwama8329/
Suwamy8312/
Shuwam834/
Suwahm831/
Jsuwam831/
Subame831/
Suvame831/
Suwahmi7750/
Shuwama7740/
Shuwami7740/
Showame773/
Suwaimi773/
Shuwwam773/
Souwami771/
Suwomeh771/
Sauwaam771/
Subaime771/
Subam73117/
Sowam7330/
Suvam7311/
Suwom732/
Shuwaimi71244/
Suwayama7144/
Saubamea711/
Saubhame711/
Shuwamai711/
Souwoume711/
Suewehme711/
Jussuame711/
Subham671,126/
Sowami67117/
Soubam67104/
Suwemi6757/
Sowwam6731/
Subami6728/
Shubam6721/
Showam6719/
Shuvam679/
Subaim674/
Suvama674/
Suvamy673/
Saubam672/
Suvami672/
Juwami672/
Jusswaume671/
Seubam671/
Sowamy671/
Suvaim671/
Suybam671/
Susuam671/
Zuwami671/
Sowaim671/

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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 Suwame
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