Mhewa Surname
Approximately 636 people bear this surname
Mhewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 635 | 1:83,373 | 8,512 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Mhewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mhewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mhewa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mhewa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mhewa is the 513,430th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,458,406 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhewa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 635 people, or 1 in 83,373. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 34 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 32 percent live and Njombe Region, where 30 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 0 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 Mhewa
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