Shaweshi Surname
Approximately 195 people bear this surname
Shaweshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 194 | 1:272,895 | 21,498 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Shaweshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaweshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaweshi is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaweshi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shaweshi is the 1,206,588th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shaweshi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 272,895. In Tanzania Shaweshi is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 99 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Shaweshi
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