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 held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Swayo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Swayo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Swayo is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Swayo reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe Swayo is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 54 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 46 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis