Shelif Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Shelif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Shelif (262) may also be a first name.
Shelif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shelif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shelif occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelif? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Shelif occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shelif live; 33 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Shelif is also the 549,774th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 262 people.
Shelif is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Isiolo County, where 100 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 33 percent live and Nigeria, where 33 percent live.
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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 Shelif
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