Swama Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Swama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Uganda551:709,80535,417
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
India81:95,883,173728,828
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swamai9110/
Swamay915/
Swatma911/
Swamma911/
Swaima911/
Swamah911/
Swauma911/
Swamas910/
Schwama832/
Swamaha831/
Swammad831/
Swamaja831/
Swami80110,427/
Swamy8047,016/
Suama80944/
Swema80196/
Swame8057/
Swamo8042/
Swoma809/
Swahamad771/
Shwaimat771/
Svamai73363/
Swammy73193/
Suatma73143/
Shwami7399/
Chwama7361/
Swaami7353/
Swammi7337/
Swamie7334/
Swaamy7329/
Sbamai7326/
Swamee7324/
Swemma7323/
Swaime7317/
Suamad7311/
Suasma7310/
Swamiy738/
Suamau737/
Swaimi737/
Shuama735/
Shwamy734/
Sswamy734/
Swamid733/
Suamai733/
Sweamy733/
Shwema733/
Swamuy733/
Swwami732/
Shwame732/
Shwamo732/
Swamey732/
Swamii732/
Swamio732/
Swamou731/
Suamay731/
Suamat731/
Sbaama731/
Swamhi731/
Sswami731/
Svamay731/
Sweami731/
Swaymi731/
Swayme731/
Swasmy731/
Swamyi731/
Swwamy731/
Swhami731/
Swaimy730/
Xwaymay6762/
Swatmee6722/
Swamotz6721/
Schwema676/
Schwoma675/
Swaamee673/
Shvamat672/
Swatmit672/
Schwameach672/
Swammie672/
Schwamy672/
Schuama671/
Suhamai671/
Swaammy671/
Swammer671/
Svamaja671/
Suamaya671/
Souhama671/
Shweami671/
Schwame671/
Shwamer670/
Swaimes670/
Swaymer670/

Swama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swama in the Hindi language
स्वामाsvama66.67
श्वामsvama33.33
Swama in the Oriya language
ାମama33.33
ମାma33.33
ାମାama33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swama
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