Mshitu Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Mshitu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 102 | 1:519,035 | 34,109 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mshitu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mshitu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mshitu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mshitu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mshitu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,817,111th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mshitu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 519,035. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 87 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 9 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Mshitu is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 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 Mshitu
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