Shangala Surname
Approximately 1,473 people bear this surname
Shangala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 892 | 1:17,769 | 1,988 |
| Kenya | 406 | 1:113,744 | 9,669 |
| Namibia | 99 | 1:24,337 | 3,996 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Shangala (37) may also be a first name.
Shangala Demographics
Shangala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shangala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shangala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shangala (Hindi: शंगला, Oriya: ଶଳା, Russian: Шангала) is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shangala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shangala is the 265,540th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,947,417 people. Shangala is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Shangala are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Shangala is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 37 people.
It is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 892 people, or 1 in 17,769. In Zambia Shangala is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 45 percent live, Central Province, where 41 percent live and Southern Province, where 12 percent live. Aside from Zambia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 28 percent live and Namibia, where 7 percent live.
Shangala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shangala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shangala in the Hindi language | ||
| शंगला | sangala | - |
| Shangala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶଳା | sala | - |
| Shangala in the Russian language | ||
| Шангала | sangala | - |
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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 Shangala
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