Shekilango Surname
Approximately 583 people bear this surname
Shekilango Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 580 | 1:91,279 | 9,151 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shekilango Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekilango Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shekilango is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekilango? popularity and diffusion
It is the 548,408th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,500,079 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shekilango reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Shekilango is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 580 people, or 1 in 91,279. In Tanzania it is most common in: Tanga Region, where 72 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent live and Pwani Region, where 11 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sekilyango | 90 | 2 | / |
| Ssekilyango | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sekilanga | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sekelano | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sichiliango | 76 | 26 | / |
| Sikilongo | 74 | 33 | / |
| Sekelanga | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sichilongo | 70 | 2,384 | / |
| Sikhilongo | 70 | 8 | / |
| Secciliano | 70 | 3 | / |
| Sekelaga | 67 | 51 | / |
| Sicilano | 67 | 26 | / |
| Cecilano | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sichilyongo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sikulanga | 63 | 5 | / |
| Sicilaino | 63 | 4 | / |
| Seciliana | 63 | 3 | / |
| Sakulanga | 63 | 2 | / |
| Sikelianos | 60 | 34 | / |
| Sciciliano | 60 | 11 | / |
| Sikelianou | 60 | 6 | / |
| Sichilonga | 60 | 2 | / |
| Cecciliano | 60 | 1 | / |
| Cicilano | 56 | 163 | / |
| Sikelana | 56 | 3 | / |
| Siciliana | 53 | 30 | / |
| Ceciliana | 53 | 7 | / |
| Sakulonga | 53 | 1 | / |
| Cicciliano | 50 | 1 | / |
| Sakulionga | 50 | 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 Shekilango
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