Shamilenga Surname
Approximately 243 people bear this surname
Shamilenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 209 | 1:75,837 | 6,515 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
Shamilenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamilenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamilenga is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shamilenga.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamilenga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,035,555th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. The surname Shamilenga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shamilenga are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 75,837. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Central Province, where 81 percent live, Southern Province, where 9 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 9 percent live. Beside Zambia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samilenga | 95 | 4 | / |
| Shamilenge | 90 | 49 | / |
| Siamilenga | 90 | 44 | / |
| Shamulenga | 90 | 2 | / |
| Shamilengi | 90 | 1 | / |
| Samilena | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shamilina | 84 | 100 | / |
| Samelenga | 84 | 6 | / |
| Saumilena | 84 | 3 | / |
| Samulenga | 84 | 2 | / |
| Samlega | 82 | 11 | / |
| Shamulengo | 80 | 21 | / |
| Samoilengo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samilina | 78 | 26 | / |
| Somilena | 78 | 3 | / |
| Soumilena | 74 | 195 | / |
| Samoilyna | 74 | 25 | / |
| Samoilina | 74 | 7 | / |
| Shamylyna | 74 | 7 | / |
| Samulinga | 74 | 6 | / |
| Samuilyna | 74 | 4 | / |
| Samulengo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Samuilina | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shomilina | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chamilina | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shamelina | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shoumilina | 70 | 1 | / |
| Samylina | 67 | 1,021 | / |
| Samylyna | 67 | 49 | / |
| Samelina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zamilina | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shamilenga
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