Shangalume Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Shangalume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shangalume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Shangalume (55) may also be a first name.

Shangalume Last Name Facts

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

Shangalume occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shangalume.

How Common Is The Last Name Shangalume? popularity and diffusion

Shangalume is the 948,111th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. The surname Shangalume is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shangalume live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 55 people.

The surname Shangalume is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 274 people, or 1 in 269,633. Other than The DR Congo Shangalume exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shagalume951/
Changalume9027/
Sangalum891/
Songalume844/
Chanalumi741/
Songalimi634/
Sangolimi633/
Shangoloma6021/
Songolom562/
Shonolomi531/
Siangoloma50114/
Soungoulom501/

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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 Shangalume
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