Shamulenge Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Shamulenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 140 | 1:113,214 | 8,786 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Shamulenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamulenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamulenge occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamulenge? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shamulenge is the 1,491,356th most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shamulenge live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Shamulenge is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 113,214. In Zambia Shamulenge is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 78 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 16 percent are found and Central Province, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Zambia Shamulenge is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samulenge | 95 | 21 | / |
| Shamilenge | 90 | 49 | / |
| Shamulenje | 90 | 5 | / |
| Shamulenga | 90 | 2 | / |
| Shemulenge | 90 | 1 | / |
| Chamulenge | 90 | 1 | / |
| Samulene | 89 | 1 | / |
| Samuliene | 84 | 3 | / |
| Samulenga | 84 | 2 | / |
| Samulengi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Samuiliene | 80 | 4 | / |
| Siamulenga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shamulenzi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shamilengi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Siamulena | 74 | 114 | / |
| Samolenga | 74 | 41 | / |
| Samulinga | 74 | 6 | / |
| Samulenis | 74 | 5 | / |
| Samulingi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Samuline | 67 | 39 | / |
| Shamolini | 63 | 4 | / |
| Samulione | 63 | 3 | / |
| Somulinga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Samoline | 56 | 45 | / |
| Zamulini | 56 | 1 | / |
| Zamulenschii | 55 | 2 | / |
| Shomolini | 53 | 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
- 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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