Sengula Surname
Approximately 511 people bear this surname
Sengula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 356 | 1:148,712 | 13,532 |
| Zambia | 60 | 1:264,165 | 15,663 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Šengula (15) are calculated separately.
Sengula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sengula Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sengula (Marathi: सेन्गूला, Oriya: େସୁଲା) is found most in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant: Šengula. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sengula? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 606,498th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,261,342 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Sengula reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 356 people, or 1 in 148,712. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Tabora Region, where 44 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 41 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 11 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Sengula exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 12 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sengula Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sengula in the Oriya language | ||
| େସୁଲା | esula | - |
| Sengula in the Marathi language | ||
| सेन्गूला | sen'gula | - |
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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
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- 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 Sengula
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