Shedewa Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Shedewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Shedewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shedewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shedewa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shedewa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shedewa? popularity and diffusion
Shedewa is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Shedewa occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Shedewa are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 80 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 29 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 Shedewa
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