Swambe Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Swambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Swambe (25) may also be a first name.

Swambe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swambe occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swambe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Swambe are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 25 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Excluding The DR Congo Swambe exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szwamber8683/
Swamba83118/
Suambe8326/
Swambi8321/
Swembe8310/
Swanbe831/
Schwamber800/
Suamber7711/
Shwamba773/
Shuambe772/
Swaimba771/
Shwembe771/
Shwaimba71124/
Shuamber7113/
Shvamber714/
Shwambai711/
Szwanber711/
Suamba671,079/
Szwaba67651/
Swanby67184/
Swembi6782/
Shvamberh6710/
Suambi679/
Zuambe674/
Swanba674/
Xvambe671/
Swemby670/
Schwanbech631/
Chwombe623/
Chuamber571/
Schuanber530/
Svenbe507/
Svanba505/
Zuambi501/

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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 Swambe
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