Mshele Surname
Approximately 224 people bear this surname
Mshele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 150 | 1:352,944 | 26,073 |
| Kenya | 70 | 1:659,713 | 29,380 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Mshele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mshele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mshele is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mshele? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mshele is the 1,095,216th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mshele live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Mshele is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 352,944. In Tanzania Mshele is most frequent in: Tanga Region, where 80 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 6 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Mshele occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 31 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 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 Mshele
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