Shalua Surname
Approximately 3,042 people bear this surname
Shalua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,038 | 1:17,426 | 2,246 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Shalua (318) may also be a first name.
Shalua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shalua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shalua is found most in Tanzania. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shalua? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 145,871st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,395,643 people. The surname Shalua occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shalua are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 492,367th most frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 318 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,038 people, or 1 in 17,426. In Tanzania Shalua is mostly concentrated in: Singida Region, where 74 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 8 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 0 percent reside and Norway, 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 Shalua
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