Shawelaka Surname
Approximately 225 people bear this surname
Shawelaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 224 | 1:10,756 | 2,031 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shawelaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shawelaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shawelaka is borne by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shawelaka.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawelaka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,092,155th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. Shawelaka is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shawelaka reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Shawelaka is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is held by 224 people, or 1 in 10,756. In Namibia Shawelaka is mostly concentrated in: Oshikoto Region, where 33 percent live, Ohangwena Region, where 23 percent live and Omusati Region, where 20 percent live. Not including Namibia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaelake | 82 | 23 | / |
| Shailaka | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sawalakai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Saulaka | 75 | 96 | / |
| Sailaka | 75 | 37 | / |
| Seelaka | 75 | 26 | / |
| Saelake | 75 | 24 | / |
| Saelaki | 75 | 8 | / |
| Saylaka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shaiulakha | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shailake | 71 | 46 | / |
| Savalaka | 71 | 28 | / |
| Sawoloka | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sailakay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Saailaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seelakha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shealake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shailaki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saelakhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sailajka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sajelake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shovaleka | 67 | 57 | / |
| Cheilakea | 67 | 37 | / |
| Sabeleake | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chaulakah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chealakai | 67 | 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 Shawelaka
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