Shalele Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Shalele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 110 | 1:21,904 | 3,735 |
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
Shalele (40) may also be a first name.
Shalele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shalele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shalele occurs in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shalele.
How Common Is The Last Name Shalele? popularity and diffusion
Shalele is the 1,321,499th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. Shalele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shalele reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly used given name internationally It is held by 40 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 21,904. In Namibia Shalele is most common in: Ohangwena Region, where 94 percent live, Oshana Region, where 4 percent live and Erongo Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Namibia Shalele occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and Zambia, where 2 percent live.
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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 Shalele
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