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) has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shangala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 265,540th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,947,417 people. Shangala occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Shangala live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 37 people.
The last name Shangala is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 892 people, or 1 in 17,769. In Zambia Shangala is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 45 percent reside, Central Province, where 41 percent reside and Southern Province, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Zambia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 28 percent reside and Namibia, where 7 percent reside.
Shangala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Shangala surname is predominantly 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
- 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 Shangala
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