Zanamwe Surname
Approximately 987 people bear this surname
Zanamwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 976 | 1:15,818 | 2,264 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
Zanamwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zanamwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zanamwe is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zanamwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 365,442nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,383,532 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Zanamwe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Zanamwe is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 976 people, or 1 in 15,818. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 25 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 22 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Botswana, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaunamwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Zanhamwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Zanamwa | 86 | 35 | / |
| Zanamwi | 86 | 13 | / |
| Zananwe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Zanambe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zhanambe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Chanamwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zanombe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zananve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanamwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanamway | 67 | 18 | / |
| Tshanambe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zannanhoue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sananue | 57 | 3 | / |
| Zonambi | 57 | 2 | / |
| Senamue | 57 | 2 | / |
| Sananve | 57 | 2 | / |
| Zonanbe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sananwai | 53 | 528 | / |
| Sananuea | 53 | 375 | / |
| Sanamuay | 53 | 41 | / |
| Sananveh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Janamnuay | 50 | 5 | / |
| Changamui | 50 | 1 | / |
| Zounoumbe | 50 | 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 Zanamwe
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