Fereshi Surname
Approximately 203 people bear this surname
Fereshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 200 | 1:264,708 | 21,070 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Fereshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fereshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fereshi is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Fereshi.
How Common Is The Last Name Fereshi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fereshi is the 1,173,425th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. Fereshi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fereshi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Fereshi is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 264,708. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 69 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 30 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Fereshi
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