Mwashitete Surname
Approximately 8,510 people bear this surname
Mwashitete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 8,508 | 1:6,223 | 803 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwashitete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwashitete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwashitete occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwashitete? popularity and diffusion
Mwashitete is the 59,318th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 856,351 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwashitete are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 8,508 people, or 1 in 6,223. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Songwe Region, where 68 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 19 percent reside and Kagera Region, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 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 Mwashitete
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