Masheija Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Masheija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Masheija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masheija Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masheija is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masheija? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,665,662nd most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Masheija is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Masheija are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 1,394,260. In Uganda Masheija is most frequent in: Rukungiri District, where 29 percent live, Ntungamo District, where 11 percent live and Isingiro District, where 7 percent live. Apart from Uganda Masheija is found in one country. It is also common in Iceland, where 3 percent live.
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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 Masheija
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