Sheswa Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Sheswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 101 | 1:457,227 | 24,042 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Sheswa (51) may also be a first name.
Sheswa Demographics
Sheswa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sheswa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheswa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sheswa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheswa? popularity and diffusion
Sheswa is the 1,828,462nd most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. Sheswa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sheswa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 51 people.
Sheswa is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 457,227. In Kenya Sheswa is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 97 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 1 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 1 percent are found.
Sheswa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Sheswa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seswa | 91 | 327 | / |
| Seswai | 83 | 368 | / |
| Shiswa | 83 | 66 | / |
| Cheswa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Seswaa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sseswa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sheswe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shoswa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sesswa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shishwa | 77 | 156 | / |
| Sishewa | 77 | 39 | / |
| Chesway | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sheshva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siswa | 73 | 404 | / |
| Soswa | 73 | 220 | / |
| Saswa | 73 | 55 | / |
| Sesva | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sesba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sesua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Seswe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chesswas | 71 | 74 | / |
| Sheashua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sheshbai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiswa | 67 | 607 | / |
| Saesua | 67 | 598 | / |
| Sesweu | 67 | 70 | / |
| Sechwa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Sasway | 67 | 28 | / |
| Siswas | 67 | 18 | / |
| Zishwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Seesua | 67 | 10 | / |
| Seswet | 67 | 9 | / |
| Siswai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sisway | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shizwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cheswo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shixwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Seswei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suiswa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shezua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sesvat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Setswi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saswah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sesbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shisva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sitswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seaswi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seaswe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sichwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shahshwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shesuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shesue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seczwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sosway | 67 | 0 | / |
| Chesua | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sheswa
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