Shelika Surname
Approximately 195 people bear this surname
Shelika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 186 | 1:952,380 | 40,741 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Shelika (272) may also be a first name.
Shelika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shelika Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shelika (Bengali: শেলিকা, Marathi: शेलीका) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelika? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shelika is the 1,206,588th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. Shelika occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Shelika reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 538,995th most numerous first name on earth, held by 272 people.
The last name Shelika is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 952,380. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kogi, where 54 percent live, Sokoto, where 15 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent live. Other than Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shelika Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shelika in the Bengali language | ||
| শেলিকা | selika | - |
| Shelika in the Marathi language | ||
| शेलीका | selika | - |
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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
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- 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 Shelika
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