Shaweji Surname
Approximately 3,505 people bear this surname
Shaweji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,502 | 1:15,118 | 1,960 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shaweji (1,990) may also be a first name.
Shaweji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaweji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaweji is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaweji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 129,155th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,079,186 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shaweji are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 169,517th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,990 people.
Shaweji is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,502 people, or 1 in 15,118. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 27 percent live, Lindi Region, where 17 percent live and Pwani Region, where 14 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
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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 Shaweji
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