Shelembi Surname

274,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Shelembi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelembi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,4131:37,4684,325
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Shelembi (144) may also be a first name.

Shelembi Last Name Facts

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

Shelembi has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelembi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shelembi is the 274,373rd most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 5,146,572 people. Shelembi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shelembi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Shelembi is also the 769,375th most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 144 people.

Shelembi is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,413 people, or 1 in 37,468. In Tanzania Shelembi is most frequent in: Mwanza Region, where 33 percent are found, Geita Region, where 31 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 25 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Shelembi Last Name Statistics demography

Shelembi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.41% less than the national average, earning R 72,696 per year.

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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 Shelembi
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