Shatilwe Surname

544,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shatilwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shatilwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia5791:4,161766
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016

Shatilwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shatilwe is found in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shatilwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 544,093rd most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,372,743 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shatilwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is borne by 579 people, or 1 in 4,161. In Namibia it is mostly found in: Omusati Region, where 29 percent are found, Ohangwena Region, where 22 percent are found and Otjozondjupa Region, where 18 percent are found. Not including Namibia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Shatilwe Last Name Statistics demography

Shatilwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.37% less than the national average, earning R 51,408 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Satilwe931/
Shatilwa881/
Sotlwe7115/
Setlwe712/
Chattlewe710/
Saitlew671/
Shatlbai631/
Chotilue631/
Setlue57132/
Satlby571/
Chotlue531/
Zatilbai504/

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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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  • 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 Shatilwe
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