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
The surname Suwem is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Suwem? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Suwem occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Suwem are found; 67 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 67 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 11 people.
Suwem is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 88 percent are found and Morobe, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.
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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