Tishekwa Surname
Approximately 306 people bear this surname
Tishekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 214 | 1:247,391 | 19,981 |
| Uganda | 90 | 1:433,770 | 26,293 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Tishekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tishekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tishekwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tishekwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 881,213th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 23,815,510 people. The surname Tishekwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tishekwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 247,391. In Tanzania Tishekwa is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 99 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 0 percent reside and Geita Region, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 29 percent reside and Liberia, where 0 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 Tishekwa
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