Swayo Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Swayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Swayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Swayo is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Swayo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Swayo live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe Swayo is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 54 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 46 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shwayo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Sway | 89 | 3,856 | / |
| Shway | 80 | 444 | / |
| Swaya | 80 | 437 | / |
| Swayi | 80 | 253 | / |
| Suayo | 80 | 199 | / |
| Swaye | 80 | 80 | / |
| Sweyo | 80 | 41 | / |
| Swayu | 80 | 34 | / |
| Swaio | 80 | 14 | / |
| Swaay | 80 | 12 | / |
| Swoyo | 80 | 10 | / |
| Swahy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Szway | 80 | 3 | / |
| Swaiy | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sxway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Swajo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Xwayo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shwaye | 73 | 2,006 | / |
| Szwaya | 73 | 51 | / |
| Swayah | 73 | 48 | / |
| Schway | 73 | 45 | / |
| Shwayi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Suayod | 73 | 6 | / |
| Shwaya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Swayeh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Chwayo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sbhayo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Suahyo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Swaaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Swayed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Swayih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Swaaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| S'Ways | 73 | 1 | / |
| Swayez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Swaiio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Swahay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shwaiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Swayes | 73 | 0 | / |
| Swai | 67 | 49,507 | / |
| Svay | 67 | 18,571 | / |
| Suay | 67 | 2,889 | / |
| Sbay | 67 | 766 | / |
| Swea | 67 | 53 | / |
| Swou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Swoy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Schwaya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Swaj | 67 | 7 | / |
| Swoi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Swey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Swau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Swaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Swuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suahyot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souhayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shwayah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shwayau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shwwaye | 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
- 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 Swayo
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