Zomwe Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Zomwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
Zomwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zomwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zomwe is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Zomwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zomwe? popularity and diffusion
Zomwe is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zomwe are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda it is most common in: Sironko District, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 42 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhomwe | 91 | 12 | / |
| Zomwhea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Somwe | 80 | 4,223 | / |
| Zombe | 80 | 3,690 | / |
| Zemwe | 80 | 28 | / |
| Jomwe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Comwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zonwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zamwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zomue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dzombe | 73 | 1,807 | / |
| Zhomwa | 73 | 308 | / |
| Zoumbe | 73 | 86 | / |
| Zombea | 73 | 70 | / |
| Chomwe | 73 | 53 | / |
| Shomwe | 73 | 27 | / |
| Zhombe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Zombey | 73 | 5 | / |
| Siomwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Somwee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Djomwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ziombe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zomwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dzomve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dzamwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zombei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dzemwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zoumbey | 67 | 877 | / |
| Dzhombe | 67 | 134 | / |
| Choomwe | 67 | 95 | / |
| Choumwe | 67 | 50 | / |
| Zionwei | 67 | 24 | / |
| Zonwhea | 67 | 20 | / |
| D'Zombe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Dzaamwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Soumwei | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ziamweh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zoumbei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zamw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zounwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shomwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhaumwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somwech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zombeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zonweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soomwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzoumbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jomw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zahamwe | 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 Zomwe
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