Suwem Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Suwem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Suwem (11) may also be a first name.
Suwem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Suwem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Suwem is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Suwem? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Suwem live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.
The last name Suwem is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Western Highlands, where 88 percent live and Morobe, where 13 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shuwem | 91 | 4 | / |
| Sauwem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Suwen | 80 | 124 | / |
| Suwim | 80 | 17 | / |
| Sowem | 80 | 4 | / |
| Suvem | 80 | 3 | / |
| Subem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sussweim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shuwen | 73 | 163 | / |
| Sauwen | 73 | 80 | / |
| Seuwen | 73 | 66 | / |
| Souwen | 73 | 36 | / |
| Subhem | 73 | 8 | / |
| Suwaen | 73 | 4 | / |
| Suhwen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Suivem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suiwen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Showem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suween | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suwn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sauweng | 67 | 3 | / |
| Seuweng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shouwen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hsiuwen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shuiwen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suiweng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szuweng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seuwent | 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
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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 Suwem
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