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 surname Mshiko is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mshiko.
How Common Is The Last Name Mshiko? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 420,906th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,844,109 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mshiko reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mshiko is most frequent 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 are found, Mbeya Region, where 33 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 16 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 Mshiko
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