Salingwa Surname
Approximately 1,317 people bear this surname
Salingwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,315 | 1:40,260 | 4,609 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Salingwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salingwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Salingwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Salingwa? popularity and diffusion
Salingwa is the 290,699th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,533,444 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Salingwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Salingwa is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,315 people, or 1 in 40,260. In Tanzania Salingwa is primarily concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 49 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 18 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shalingwa | 94 | 8 | / |
| Salingua | 88 | 44 | / |
| Salengwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Solingwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Salingbay | 82 | 632 | / |
| Shalengwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chalingwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Salinguhay | 78 | 510 | / |
| Salingue | 75 | 1,359 | / |
| Salengua | 75 | 301 | / |
| Salengwe | 75 | 27 | / |
| Zalingwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Salingui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Salingguhay | 74 | 75 | / |
| Chalengwa | 71 | 13 | / |
| Sialengwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shalyongwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Salengue | 63 | 31 | / |
| Salengguhay | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chalingue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chalengwit | 56 | 223 | / |
| Collingwoo | 56 | 3 | / |
| Shalyongue | 56 | 1 | / |
| Zalngue | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Salingwa
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