Sheleni Surname

175,316th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sheleni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheleni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,0401:7,770926
South Africa3031:178,80419,656
Zimbabwe511:302,71130,394
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sheleni (182) may also be a first name.

Sheleni Last Name Facts

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

Sheleni occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheleni? popularity and diffusion

Sheleni is the 175,316th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,981,811 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sheleni live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sheleni is also the 675,152nd most commonly used forename internationally It is held by 182 people.

Sheleni is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 2,040 people, or 1 in 7,770. In Zambia Sheleni is most frequent in: Lusaka Province, where 53 percent are found, Central Province, where 35 percent are found and Southern Province, where 5 percent are found. Besides Zambia this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 12 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Sheleni Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sheleni has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sheleni last name declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sheleni Last Name Statistics demography

Sheleni earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.31% less than the national average, earning R 153,720 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelleni9374/
Shelenyi9329/
Shelengi9311/
Seleni92175/
Shelesnyi885/
Shellengi882/
Shelesniy881/
Scheleniz881/
Selengi86159/
Shelenh86103/
Selenis8690/
Selenyi8686/
Shileni8680/
Shelena8621/
Sheleny8619/
Selenio8612/
Shelene8611/
Selenoi866/
Shelini866/
Selenie865/
Seleniy863/
Selenit862/
Selenei862/
Sseleni861/
Shelenge80106/
Szelenyi8084/
Shelenha8051/
Shellene8043/
Shelesny8039/
Schelini8028/
Shilengi8022/
Selenich8016/
Shelleny8011/
Sheelini804/
Selenist803/
Sheleena802/
Shileniy801/
Shilleni801/
Sheilena801/
Shelenoy801/
Shellena801/
Shealene801/
Sheleine801/
Sselenyi801/
Selengai801/
Shilenie800/
Sheliene800/
Selena771,066/
Selini77714/
Sileni77158/
Selene7742/
Seleny7732/
Seléni774/
Shelesnyy7543/
Shelenher7526/
Schelesny7511/
Shelenets751/
Selesnijs751/
Schelener750/
Chelene717,428/
Selenge714,646/
Saileni71856/
Seleina71824/
Sheline71813/
Selenje71791/
Silengi71369/
Shilini71179/
Zelenai71137/
Selényi71112/
Selinis7184/
Selener7170/
Seleena7155/
Celenis7149/
Shileny7139/
Selaini7138/
Selingi7135/
Shelynh7133/
Selesny7117/
Selenay7112/
Zelenij717/
Seleine717/
Sileeni716/
Zelenii715/
Selenes714/
Selinai714/
Shelyne714/
Shylini713/
Seleane713/
Sielini712/
Szeleny712/
Selinie712/
Zzeleni712/
Selinio712/
Celenio712/
Shilena711/
Seleene711/
Seleyne711/
Seilena711/
Seylene711/
Silenio711/
Zelenei711/
Shylene711/
Seliene711/
Selinyi711/
Selinoi711/
Selitni711/
Shylenh711/
Shilingi673,650/
Shilenge671,993/
Szelényi67487/
Shilenje67155/
Sailenyi67134/
Scheline6767/
Shelline6750/
Shelinaj6748/
Sihlenge6741/
Selesner6729/
Sheeline6724/
Szelesny6715/
Chelenje679/
Szeleiné679/
Chisleni677/
Shylenha676/
Shaylene675/
Shailini675/
Chelenes675/
Seilleny674/
Shetline673/
Schilini673/
Shelaine672/
Sheiline672/
Szelenge672/
Shellyne672/
Sylgenio672/
Chihleni671/
Shileany671/
Shilinis671/
Shilleny671/
Seleanna671/
Shilinai671/
Sselenge671/
Sceliene671/
Schyleny671/
Seeleenh671/
Seiliene671/
Selenytė671/
Szeleney671/
Chilegni671/
Shyleene671/
Sgelenge671/
Sehlenge671/
Seleaner671/
Sheyline671/
Sheluina671/
Cheleane671/
Shelines670/
Shealine670/

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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 Sheleni
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