Shalonga Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Shalonga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 145 | 1:16,617 | 2,974 |
| Zambia | 24 | 1:660,413 | 25,715 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shalonga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shalonga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shalonga is found in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shalonga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,300,225th most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shalonga live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Namibia, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 16,617. In Namibia it is mostly found in: Omusati Region, where 86 percent reside, Oshana Region, where 9 percent reside and Hardap Region, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Namibia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 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 Shalonga
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