Shangwe Surname
Approximately 1,041 people bear this surname
Shangwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 515 | 1:102,799 | 10,054 |
| DR Congo | 328 | 1:225,243 | 21,937 |
| Zimbabwe | 95 | 1:162,508 | 20,181 |
| Kenya | 79 | 1:584,556 | 27,458 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Shangwe (5,405) may also be a first name.
Shangwe Demographics
Shangwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shangwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shangwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shangwe is found most in Tanzania. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shangwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 350,471st most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,000,524 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shangwe reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Shangwe is also the 91,551st most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 5,405 people.
The last name Shangwe is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 515 people, or 1 in 102,799. In Tanzania Shangwe is most numerous in: Manyara Region, where 25 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 22 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside.
Shangwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Shangwe last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Shangwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.66% less than the national average, earning R 26,940 per year.
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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 Shangwe
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