Shelku Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Shelku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 14 | 1:208,147 | 13,618 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Shelku (12) may also be a first name.
Shelku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shelku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shelku is found most in Albania. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Shelku click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelku? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Shelku is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Shelku are found; 93 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent are found in Albano-Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name on earth It is held by 12 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Albania, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 208,147. In Albania it is most common in: Durrës County, where 86 percent are found, Elbasan County, where 7 percent are found and Fier County, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Albania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Shelkous | 86 | 22 | / |
| Schelkus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schelkau | 86 | 0 | / |
| Selkus | 83 | 86 | / |
| Selkou | 83 | 37 | / |
| Shilkus | 77 | 18 | / |
| Shylkus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shilkuz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Selkoud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shelcup | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shelcut | 77 | 0 | / |
| Salku | 73 | 238 | / |
| Silku | 73 | 85 | / |
| Solku | 73 | 25 | / |
| Selcu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Schalkau | 71 | 56 | / |
| Sellckau | 71 | 14 | / |
| Shalkouh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shilkhuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chelkoud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sitelkou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shellcup | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shellcut | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sileku | 67 | 290 | / |
| Chelcu | 67 | 66 | / |
| Sallku | 67 | 32 | / |
| Selkoe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Szelkó | 67 | 19 | / |
| Szalku | 67 | 13 | / |
| Silkou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sollku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salkui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silkeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saalku | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shelku
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