Sherehe Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sherehe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sherehe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania771:687,55339,898
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818

Sherehe (18) may also be a first name.

Sherehe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sherehe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sherehe is found most in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherehe? popularity and diffusion

Sherehe is the 1,806,862nd most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sherehe reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sherehe is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 18 people.

The last name Sherehe is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 687,553. In Tanzania Sherehe is primarily concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 78 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 12 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 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 Sherehe
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