Selungwi Surname
Approximately 676 people bear this surname
Selungwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 674 | 1:78,548 | 8,091 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Selungwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Selungwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Selungwi is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Selungwi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Selungwi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Selungwi is the 490,085th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 10,780,393 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Selungwi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 674 people, or 1 in 78,548. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Pwani Region, where 70 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 29 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 0 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Selungwi is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selugwi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Selungbi | 88 | 6 | / |
| Selungwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Selugwe | 80 | 39 | / |
| Selugwa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Silungwe | 75 | 30,924 | / |
| Selougui | 75 | 183 | / |
| Silungwa | 75 | 40 | / |
| Sselugwa | 75 | 12 | / |
| Sselugwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Silungwea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siloungwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siluingwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shilungwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selukwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Silugwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Selogwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chelugui | 63 | 102 | / |
| Silongwe | 63 | 82 | / |
| Selougue | 63 | 18 | / |
| Silumgwe | 63 | 3 | / |
| Silongwa | 63 | 2 | / |
| Silaugwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zilungwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zelungua | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shilongwa | 59 | 8 | / |
| Selukwaya | 59 | 6 | / |
| Sselukwaya | 56 | 4 | / |
| Silukwa | 53 | 104 | / |
| Selokwe | 53 | 12 | / |
| Seluque | 53 | 12 | / |
| Zilungua | 50 | 5 | / |
| Chilukwi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Chilugwe | 50 | 1 | / |
| Silongua | 50 | 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 Selungwi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis