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
The surname Shelika (Bengali: শেলিকা, Marathi: शेलीका) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelika? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,206,588th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. Shelika occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Shelika live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 538,995th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 272 people.
The surname Shelika is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 952,380. In Nigeria Shelika is mostly found in: Kogi, where 54 percent are found, Sokoto, where 15 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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