Mshiko Surname
Approximately 824 people bear this surname
Mshiko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 693 | 1:76,395 | 7,923 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
Mshiko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mshiko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mshiko is found most in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mshiko? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mshiko is the 420,906th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,844,109 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mshiko live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 693 people, or 1 in 76,395. In Tanzania Mshiko is primarily concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 51 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 33 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 16 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 Mshiko
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