Shamulenge Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Shamulenge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamulenge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1401:113,2148,786
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Shamulenge Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shamulenge Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shamulenge is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamulenge? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,491,356th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname Shamulenge occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shamulenge are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Shamulenge is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 113,214. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 78 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 16 percent are found and Central Province, where 4 percent are found. Beside Zambia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Shamulenge
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