Shakwei Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Shakwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Shakwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shakwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shakwei is most common in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shakwei? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shakwei reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Shakwei is most numerous in: Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 50 percent are found and Uasin Gishu County, where 50 percent are found. Beside Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 50 percent are found.
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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 Shakwei
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