Salewa Surname
Approximately 1,368 people bear this surname
Salewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 610 | 1:86,790 | 8,799 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Nigeria | 253 | 1:700,169 | 32,315 |
| Indonesia | 91 | 1:1,453,288 | 98,507 |
| Papua New Guinea | 57 | 1:143,048 | 19,694 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Salewa (4,053) may also be a first name.
Salewa Demographics
Salewa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Salewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Salewa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salewa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 281,955th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 5,327,153 people. Salewa is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Salewa are found; 45 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 109,489th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 4,053 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 610 people, or 1 in 86,790. In Tanzania Salewa is primarily found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 36 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 29 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 21 percent live. Other than Tanzania Salewa is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 21 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.
Salewa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (83%) in Nigeria.
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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 Salewa
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