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
Salewa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Salewa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 281,955th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,327,153 people. Salewa occurs predominantly 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 frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 4,053 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 610 people, or 1 in 86,790. In Tanzania Salewa is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 36 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 29 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 21 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name 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 devotion of those holding the Salewa 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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