Sheilah Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Sheilah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 158 | 1:292,278 | 18,763 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
Sheilah (23,020) may also be a first name.
Sheilah Demographics
Sheilah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sheilah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheilah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sheilah is found most in Kenya. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Sheilah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheilah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sheilah is the 1,353,468th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sheilah are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 33,999th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 23,020 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 292,278. In Kenya Sheilah is mostly found in: Uasin Gishu County, where 46 percent reside, Nandi County, where 41 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Sheilah exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.
Sheilah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Sheilah last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Sheilah
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