Swama Surname
Approximately 166 people bear this surname
Swama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Uganda | 55 | 1:709,805 | 35,417 |
| Netherlands | 33 | 1:511,733 | 48,115 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Swama (176) may also be a first name.
Swama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Swama (Hindi: स्वामा, Oriya: ାମ) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Swama? popularity and diffusion
Swama is the 1,343,156th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name Swama is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Swama are found; 38 percent are found in Central Africa and 38 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Swama is also the 687,834th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 176 people.
The last name Swama is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Other than The DR Congo this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 33 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Swama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Swama in the Hindi language | ||
| स्वामा | svama | 66.67 |
| श्वाम | svama | 33.33 |
| Swama in the Oriya language | ||
| ାମ | ama | 33.33 |
| ମା | ma | 33.33 |
| ାମା | ama | 33.33 |
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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 Swama
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