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 surname Shawelaka is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shawelaka.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawelaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shawelaka is the 1,092,155th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shawelaka reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Namibia, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 10,756. In Namibia Shawelaka is mostly concentrated in: Oshikoto Region, where 33 percent are found, Ohangwena Region, where 23 percent are found and Omusati Region, where 20 percent are found. Barring Namibia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
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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