Zemwa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Zemwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Zemwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zemwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zemwa is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Zemwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zemwa? popularity and diffusion
Zemwa is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zemwa live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Zemwa is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Cameroon Zemwa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dzemwa | 91 | 621 | / |
| Zemwai | 91 | 7 | / |
| Zemway | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zhemwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Zemba | 80 | 13,798 | / |
| Jemwa | 80 | 1,689 | / |
| Semwa | 80 | 184 | / |
| Zemwe | 80 | 28 | / |
| Zemva | 80 | 26 | / |
| Zimwa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Zamwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gemwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zenwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zemwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ziemba | 73 | 9,681 | / |
| Zhomwa | 73 | 308 | / |
| Chemwa | 73 | 264 | / |
| Tsemwa | 73 | 229 | / |
| Dzemba | 73 | 83 | / |
| Zhemba | 73 | 32 | / |
| Dzamwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Zenway | 73 | 11 | / |
| Czemba | 73 | 10 | / |
| Zeimba | 73 | 9 | / |
| Zeamba | 73 | 7 | / |
| Jemwai | 73 | 7 | / |
| Semwah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Zimwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zembai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zembaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dzimwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dzemwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zzimwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zamwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zomwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Semmwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jemwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ziemva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zimway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jesmwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zenmba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dziemba | 67 | 741 | / |
| Zembaha | 67 | 32 | / |
| Chemwai | 67 | 18 | / |
| Tchemwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zimwaya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dzeemwo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zheemba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zemnuha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zmba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dzembea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Znwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zehnwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhenwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zomwhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zienway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimwash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zmva | 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
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- 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 Zemwa
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