Mselewa Surname
Approximately 1,068 people bear this surname
Mselewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,063 | 1:49,804 | 5,538 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
Mselewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mselewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mselewa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mselewa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mselewa is the 343,320th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 6,823,545 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mselewa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mselewa is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,063 people, or 1 in 49,804. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Ruvuma Region, where 60 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Mselewa
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