Shemweta Surname
Approximately 2,394 people bear this surname
Shemweta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,388 | 1:22,170 | 2,755 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shemweta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shemweta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shemweta is found most in Tanzania. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shemweta? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 178,423rd most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,044,088 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shemweta are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,388 people, or 1 in 22,170. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Tanga Region, where 54 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent live and Arusha Region, where 8 percent live. Other than Tanzania Shemweta occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 0 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shemwetta | 94 | 7 | / |
| Shemmweta | 94 | 1 | / |
| Semweta | 93 | 89 | / |
| Shamweta | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shembetau | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sembeta | 80 | 94 | / |
| Simweta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chimweta | 75 | 1,116 | / |
| Shimbeta | 75 | 28 | / |
| Shamwata | 75 | 10 | / |
| Shamweto | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shembety | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sembetha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ssemwota | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shimwete | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sembetta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamwita | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shimwita | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chemwaita | 71 | 25 | / |
| Chimwetah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shembetti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemwetey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Simwita | 67 | 2,094 | / |
| Samwata | 67 | 138 | / |
| Zembeta | 67 | 125 | / |
| Cembeta | 67 | 45 | / |
| Sembete | 67 | 42 | / |
| Simwete | 67 | 41 | / |
| Samwita | 67 | 30 | / |
| Sembita | 67 | 9 | / |
| Simwata | 67 | 3 | / |
| Samweto | 67 | 2 | / |
| Somwata | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samueta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Senveta | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shemweta
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