Salewi Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Salewi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 160 | 1:330,885 | 24,859 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Salewi (36) may also be a first name.
Salewi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salewi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salewi is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salewi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,310,135th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The last name Salewi occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Salewi live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most widespread first name globally, borne by 36 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 330,885. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 45 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 43 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside and England, 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 Salewi
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