Swema Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Swema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania861:615,60037,853
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Namibia451:53,5426,362
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Swema (613) may also be a first name.

Swema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Swema is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,202,518th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. Swema is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Swema are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Swema is also the 337,379th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 613 people.

It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 615,600. In Tanzania Swema is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 80 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 10 percent reside and Mara Region, where 5 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent reside and Namibia, where 23 percent reside.

Swema Last Name Statistics demography

Swema earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.79% less than the national average, earning R 181,104 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swemma9123/
Shwema913/
Schwema836/
Swima80476/
Swama80166/
Suema8034/
Swemi8014/
Swoma809/
Swemy805/
Sbema801/
Sweetmas770/
Shweme7349/
Suemai7337/
Shwemi7314/
Swamai7310/
Swamay735/
Sweamy733/
Xwemay732/
Swaima731/
Sweemi731/
Swamah731/
Suemad731/
Szweme731/
Swimat731/
Sweeme731/
Swemeh731/
Suemea731/
Sweami731/
Swamma731/
Chwema731/
Swemey730/
Sweemy730/
Swemmer67663/
Shveima6727/
Szwemer6718/
Shwemer6710/
Sweemey677/
Schwoma675/
Sweemeu673/
Schwama672/
Sweimeh671/
Sweetmj671/
Shweami671/
Shuhema671/
Sweemie671/
Swimead671/
Suheema671/
Swamaha671/

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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 Swema
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