Shewai Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Shewai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 105 | 1:504,206 | 33,569 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Shewai (12) may also be a first name.
Shewai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shewai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shewai occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shewai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,755,741st most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name Shewai is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shewai are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Shewai is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.
Shewai is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 504,206. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Tanga Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Shewai
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