Swapo Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Swapo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Swapo (14) may also be a first name.
Swapo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swapo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Swapo occurs in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Swapo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,323,005th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Swapo reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 14 people.
The last name is most widely held in Botswana, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 66,271. Aside from Botswana this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Swapo
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