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
Shewai is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shewai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shewai is the 1,755,741st most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This last name 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. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread forename worldwide It is held by 12 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 504,206. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Shewai occurs in 3 countries. It is also found 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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