Shelegu Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Shelegu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelegu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania321:91,0649,211
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Shelegu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shelegu is found most in Albania. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelegu? popularity and diffusion

Shelegu is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Shelegu reside; 86 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent reside in Albano-Europe.

It is most commonly used in Albania, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 91,064. In Albania Shelegu is most frequent in: Shkodër County, where 47 percent reside, Berat County, where 28 percent reside and Tirana County, where 19 percent reside. Not including Albania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Shelegu Last Name Statistics demography

Shelegu earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selegu922/
Selegau863/
Xhelegu862/
Selegut862/
Shelagu861/
Xelegu7749/
Zelegu774/
Silegu771/
Salegu771/
Seligu770/
Shologu71547/
Zelegou711/
Cheligu711/
Seligau711/
Shaligu711/
Chelegão672/
Saleigou671/
D'Zelegou631/
Salagu6226/
Silogu6217/
Saligu6216/
Sologu6214/
Siligu624/
Zeligou5794/
Siligut578/
Sallagu572/
Siligou571/
Chiligu571/
Saluigu571/
Salligou531/

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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 Shelegu
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